mandarin vs. scooter dragonet. Which one would be better?
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EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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Of the scooters and mandarins I've had, the scooters were out in the open more and had lots of personality. My mandarins have mostly been pretty shy. Love them both though 
Some places sell captive bred that are more expensive but already trained to eat prepared foods. In the long run, these will cost less since you won't have to always be adding live pods...
Some places sell captive bred that are more expensive but already trained to eat prepared foods. In the long run, these will cost less since you won't have to always be adding live pods...
PLEASE Note: I love Algae Barn, so I ordered my last two dragonette's from the exact add that your link goes to. The fish in the photograph is NOT the fish they are selling. The photo shows a blue dragonette. My favorite. The text says that they are selling green dragonettes. I find the green ones very drab in comparison. In addition, the green dragonettes they sent were very nearly the same size as the pods they are supposed to feed on. I bought two and neither were bigger than 1/2 inch long, tiny mouth clear to the end of their tail. They lasted almost 3 days.
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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The "blue" and "green" are color variations in the same species. Even the "red" mandarins can end up looking more blue/green as they develop. Unless you are ordering a WYSIWYG specimen, you won't necessarily get the color you hope to. The tiny size would definitely be a drawback though.
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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Neros503
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Thanks! is there a difference between buying directly from biota instead of algaebarn?Biota | Marine Life Nursery
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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Technically, no. But since Algaebarn likely just forwards the orders to Biota, if you have any special requests or want to make sure the fish are not microscopic like @Iverson 's were, I expect you'd have more luck ordering straight from biota. But you can always contact Algaebarn too.
jazzfisher
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I have a female ManDarin that eats whatever I feed the other fish, she’s right out there grabbing food I got lucky with her- I also have pods in the tank.
I wanted to get a male as well, but wanted to get a captive bred so I ordered directly from Biota. They have great customer service and you can specify which sex you want. Yes they are tiny babies but have been raised on pellets and other food (if you look at the Biota sponsor thread Jake tells what they feed them). I feed the same, right now the male is in a separate tank until he is large enough to meet the female.. he is growing quickl.y. I would suggest going Biota.
I wanted to get a male as well, but wanted to get a captive bred so I ordered directly from Biota. They have great customer service and you can specify which sex you want. Yes they are tiny babies but have been raised on pellets and other food (if you look at the Biota sponsor thread Jake tells what they feed them). I feed the same, right now the male is in a separate tank until he is large enough to meet the female.. he is growing quickl.y. I would suggest going Biota.
EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal
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One thing I did notice is biota's description specifically says they are already eating prepared foods.
Edit: sorry, jazz beat me to it
Edit: sorry, jazz beat me to it
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Neros503
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What do you feed them?
I've got a scooter and never had any problems with him eating. He has swam around my tank eating off the sandbed and rocks. He is more a scavenger and eats what falls and some algae that builds up. Him and my lawnmower blenny are best friends
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What size tank is he in?
jazzfisher
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I feed a variety of frozen foods to my bigger tank. Which I also feed to the tank with the baby mandarin As it is in with some other small fish. But I also feed the TDO pellets that Biota feeds plus I also feed the baby tank frozen baby brine shrimp, frozen copepods, frozen roifers, and frozen mini mysis. Like I said a variety so every feeding is different. I also add an extra feeding of the pellets as the baby really likes them, and Jake said the more you feed them the faster they grow. Do not take that to mean overfeeding.
drblakjak55
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Had a pair of scooters that would dance together as the lights dimmed. Quite amazing. Got a lot of pods in the chaeto fuge and my current blue mandarin is a couple years old and out after dinner. Picking at the rocks.
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