mating mandarins....

[ahayes13]

just had to share....
i just happened to be walking by the tank a few minutes ago and glanced over to see my male and female mandarins doing the mating dance! wow, it was so amazing to see. i came back a few minutes later to see them mating all over again! really exciting to see nature in the works :)
wish i had my camera close by :(
this is the first time i have seen them do this and was approx an hour after lights out. they have been in the tank together for about two months.
anyway, just wanted to share my evening excitement! woot ! :)

 

[ficklefins]

wow that is amazing! Are they the psychedelic or target?

 

[ahayes13]

they are psychedelic...

 

[er1c.the.reefer]

yup. it's that time of the year. i had a pair mating a few months ago and just had some maxi mini carpet anemones spawn last week. videos all on youtube.

 

[Ladipyg]

Go to MOFIB.org It is a Marine Ornamental Fish, Invertebrates Breeders site...I believe the Mandarin was one of their breeder projects picked for this year in the difficult category. They would probably love to have any info or pictures you have regarding your set up, how long you've had them, etc. Might help to get them bred and raised in captivity. Great news BTW.

 

[ahayes13]

thanks ladi for the info. i am going to check it out now..

 

[phirefly]

That's awesome - Congrats!

 

[revhtree]

yup. it's that time of the year. i had a pair mating a few months ago and just had some maxi mini carpet anemones spawn last week. videos all on youtube.

Got any links?

 

[ahayes13]

well i attempted to get a few pics of my mandarins in the act.... didnt get any great pics but heres the few that i got...

 

[cherokee_dude]

That's soooo cool! ;)

 

[gparr]

Bravo!!! Very cool!
Gary

 

[ahayes13]

thanks guys!

 

[FateX8]

are mandarins still up there, because mandarins have already been done
as have filefish apparently
just curious but what size tank do you have these in? im more interested in height then other dimensions

 

[Nate82]

that's wild very cool probably my favorite fish

 

[ahayes13]

well i guess im not sure what you mean theyve already been done and are they still up there? if you are saying people are over them, been there dont that kinda thing. im not sure as far as popularity? to each his own i guess.
for me personally i think they are georgeous fish and were a definite purchase for me when i started stocking the 120. i had already had a female but had purchased the male for her a couple months ago.

as far as the tank its a 120 and is 24" height i believe...

are mandarins still up there, because mandarins have already been done
as have filefish apparently
just curious but what size tank do you have these in? im more interested in height then other dimensions

 

[ahayes13]

thanks nate! yeah i think they are great fish. there coloration and designs are the reason that i knew they were a definite in my tank :)

that's wild very cool probably my favorite fish

 

[msman825]

http://www.coralmagazine-us.com/content/breeding-mandarins

 

[er1c.the.reefer]

Got any links?

http://www.youtube.com/user/roflcopteric

 

[Hypertek99]

That youtube page shows a ricordia releasing eggs. I think he meant links to mandarins mating.

 

[er1c.the.reefer]

it's a maxi mini anemone. but yea, its on there. click the picture with the two mandarins.

or try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LTus19Ezas