Try gut-loaded mysis shrimp: they are more nutritious. I have a male target mandarin in an immature 90 gal tank (5 months) that eats these things very well, but I've heard that males are less fussy about food than females. My refugium is starting to produce alot of pods finally, and I think Cecil is starting to fill out.
Well so far every where i look for pods they want a arm and leg for them so my lfs is looking for me some now!
Mandy is a female and you know how women are ( can't please them!!!!! )
Never had a problem with any of my 6 line wrasse's ( i have 3 in different tanks )
I like them cause they eat all kinds of worms.
I have a friend that bought what he thought was a 6 line but really was an 8 line wrasse (looks the same)
and it was mean as all get out!!!
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125gal.Fish Only (Born on 11/25/06)
75gal. Reef Tank (5 yr old)
20gal.Tiny's new home
30gal. Extra high FW angel tank ( 16yr old )I traded for this
5gal. Food tank
Mandarin Feeding Ideas -
1. www.reefcentral.com article "Mandarin Diner" by Marc Levenson in the REEFKEEPING MAGAZINE. The article has several pictures. I tried it last night .... my scooter blenny sure did enjoy it... I will watch for the Mandarin, today at my Mandarin Diner. I used an olive jar, too. I used boiling hot water to remove the label.
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75g w/overflow Glass Cover W/D Mag 7 Return Pump trickle filter
w/ 1/4 bioballs, Venturi Skimmer w/Ehiem Pump
130 lbs LR
60 lbs Caribe-Sea Aragonite reef sand VHO 4-110 watts white and super blue with 48" PC 110w 50/50
FISH:
Black & White Percula Clownfish
Tangs (Yellow, Sailfin, and Yellow Eye)
Mandarin
Coral Banded Shrimp,
40 snails (Turbo, Cerith, Astrea, Nassarius, Trochus, and Margarita) 15 Blue Leg Crabs,
Purple Urchin in sump
2 Hawaiian Feather Dusters (Brown and Purple)
CORALS:
Brown Button Polyps, Green Bubble, Pearl Bubble,
Leathers (Cabbage, Toadstool, Finger, Long Polyp Leather,
Green Frogspawn,
Kenya Tree,
Sun Coral,
2 Elephant Ears (Green & Red), Mushrooms: (Striped, Spotted, Neon, Fuzzy, Blue, and Purple)
Zoanthids: Yellow, green, red, orange, lime green, vanilla, brown, etc.
Ricorda, Green Star Polyps
Encrusting Rose G.
One mandarin requires at least 300lbs of live rock to keep it healthy and not starve to death....These fish can descimate a huge population of pods in a very short time.
Have a refugium that can produce enough bugs for a constant supply as mentioned is another way to keep this beautiful fish alive.
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IT WAS ONLY A MOMENT. IT MOVED AMONG THE REEF AND THEN IT WAS GONE. WHAT COULD IT HAVE BEEN? NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN!
whats goin on? my mandarin turned a pale white color. almost like when the lights r off in the tank with other fish and they are a pale color. my lihgts have been on all day os far and i just saw him and hes a eally pale white color?
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