mandarin goby

[ben canant]

i want a mandarin goby but my new 90 gallon has not been established that long at all, i hve heard that there are mandarins that eat brine shrimp. if anyone knows where to get one that eats brine shrimp it would help lots!! thank you

 

[Tahoe61]

You can not meet the nutritional needs of a Mandarin by feeding it Brine Shrimp, that is just empty calories.

 

[ben canant]

i have heard of mandarins being trained to eat brine shrimp and ive seen videos. they look just fine

 

[ben canant]

and i have fed my fish brine shrimp for years and they do perfect. brine shrimp are full of proteins

 

[Eienna]

A mandarin dragonet (they are not gobies) cannot be maintained long-term on brine shrimp. It does not contain enough nutrition.

There are other options. You can purchase live copepods (think $30+ per month) or, if you can get one THAT YOU OBSERVE eating frozen foods, it can learn to eat things like prawn eggs (Nutramar Ova is a good one), bloodworms, and depending on its size (they have tiny mouths) small mysis shrimp.

This fish also requires peaceful tankmates, so keep that in mind.

 

[ben canant]

thank you, i will look into that. do you know any websites that might sell them?

 

[Eienna]

The fish or the food?

Personally, I would not buy one online. You need to observe the specimen in question eating, and make sure it is fat and healthy.

 

[ben canant]

yea the fish, i dont know of many aquariums in the dallas area that might have one. ill keep you updated if i find one though, thank you

 

[Eienna]

yea the fish, i dont know of many aquariums in the dallas area that might have one. ill keep you updated if i find one though, thank you

Be patient. The right specimen will turn up.

 

[ben canant]

haha thats definetly the one thing ive learned through this hobby!! haha