New Mandarin Goby

ReeferPrime · Oct 16, 2015

I got at a petstore near. he really and is eating frozen. I also have a good amount of copepod,but bought some more at the pet store i got him. Is their anyway I could teach him to get pellets.I will get pictures soon.

ludnix · Oct 16, 2015

Mine used to eat pellets. Just feed them some and see what happens, but give him some time, it sounds like he's getting plenty of food already.

Naiad · Oct 16, 2015

Mine does as well so it is possible it just has to be small/soft enough for their little mouth

Cameron · Oct 16, 2015

How big of a tank do you have him in? What is he in there with? I really want to get one, but I don't feel that I can grow copepods fast enough in my 20 gallon, and I have a pair of clowns in there that I'm not sure would be very friendly with him.

Naiad · Oct 17, 2015

Cameron said:
How big of a tank do you have him in? What is he in there with? I really want to get one, but I don't feel that I can grow copepods fast enough in my 20 gallon, and I have a pair of clowns in there that I'm not sure would be very friendly with him.

Do you have a refugium area?

Cameron · Oct 17, 2015

Naiad said:
Do you have a refugium area?

No, I just have a skimmer and HOB filter

Naiad · Oct 17, 2015

Then you are likely to run out of pods. They need a safe environment to grow and reproduce.

Cment · Oct 17, 2015

Naiad said:
Then you are likely to run out of pods. They need a safe environment to grow and reproduce.

+1000, they will eventually run out and starve. Pellets and other foods may help for a while but not for long term health. Only way you can get away with it is to culture your own pods and add every week or buy them constantly. I personally feel that mandarians need large systems with a good size refugium to thrive.

Cameron · Oct 17, 2015

Ya, that's what has stopped me from getting one. That any my clowns. They have a BTA in there with them, and I don't quite trust them to be friendly, at least not enough to put another fish in there as of yet.