Mandarin goby care

[40g Nano]

Hello I have a coral tank right now and I love the look of the mandarin goby. The tank is 6+ months old and I have tons of pods on all of the walls. I also have a brine shrimp hatchery if I need it. I’ll wait a few months before I consider getting one though. Would you recommend one?
Thanks.

 

[WIReefer]

How much live rock do you have?

 

[Funston07]

How big is the tank you plan on putting it in?

 

[40g Nano]

It is a 14g but I could put it in my 40 down the road if I needed

 

[40g Nano]

Lots of live rock

 

[Funston07]

I wouldnt recommend putting one on anything under a 40. They eat so many pods your 14gal wont be able to sustain a good population of pods for one. You would have to continuously add pods

 

[WIReefer]

Lots of live rock

I would say they like more in the 50+ pounds of live rock. I waited until my tank was around a year and half before I added to be safe. And then I still add pods here and there. I would wait a little longer until tank natures.

 

[40g Nano]

I have a small fuge in the 14
And the brine shrimp

 

[40g Nano]

If I kept it in the 14, how many pods would I have to dose

 

[WIReefer]

If I kept it in the 14, how many pods would I have to dose

They eat all day long, I would say you would have to dose everyday. That also would get expensive.

 

[Funston07]

To give you a small idea of how many pods they eat I have a 65gal tank with about 60lbs of rock. I literally watched my pod population basically be depleted within 2 weeks. I add pods every two weeks now.

 

[Funston07]

If I kept it in the 14, how many pods would I have to dose

Definitely have to add pods on a daily basis in that small of a tank

 

[40g Nano]

How many pods would I have to dose and which type

 

[40g Nano]

I see some people getting a bag of chaeto(mesh bag) letting pods multiply and shaking it once in a while

 

[WIReefer]

How many pods would I have to dose and which type

Tisbe pods, but I couldn’t give you a number not sure just not idea yet.

 

[Sosuke]

For a 14 gallon nano you would probably have to dose pods daily or every other day and phytoplankton for the pods, that gets very expensive. My target mandarin never stops eating unless he's sleeping.

 

[40g Nano]

Ok I’ll get back at 12 I have to go

 

[Funston07]

How many pods would I have to dose and which type

Depends on the size of mandarin you get but Tisbe are their favorite followed by Tigs. I add three bottles every two weeks. It would be in your best interest to look up cultivating pods if your dead set on putting one in that small of a tank. You'll need to add a noticeable amount daily.

 

[40g Nano]

Any tips for cultivating pods

 

[Paul B]

I think you will have very little luck keeping a mandarin in a 14 gallon tank for more than a few months no matter how many pods you add. Sorry.