Mandarins started spawning!!!

[cant beat reef]

For the first ever time last night I caught my mandarins spawning for the first known time, they are spotted mandarins I’ve had the male for nearly a year and the female only a couple weeks, I would possibly Louie to raise some fry if I can catch the sperm and eggs next time they spawn. Sorry for the poor lighting in the video I didn’t want to disturb them

 

[Nick Steele]

Video doesn’t work. Fertilized eggs float so you can either try and turn the pumps off and collect a little after lights off or collect them in the sump somehow.

 

[sabeypets]

Eggs will float and should be fertilized on the upward accent. You will need a good culture of Parvocalanus crassirostris (to feed the larvae) and a live culture of Tisochrysis lutea or Isochrysis galbana (to feed the parvo).

 

[Surfzone]

Spotted Mandarin Synchiropus picturatus

Spotted Mandarin or Synchiropus picturatus is a very common aquarium fish which will spawn in the aquarium with very little effort. They are native to the western pacific along with many of our marine aquarium species. Their natural diet is copepods and other small crustations found in live rock...

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