Ricety22 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I really want to eventually have a mandarin in my 10 gallon reef. I have two clowns in their already. Would it be possible to keep a mandarin if I have plenty of copepods? Ps I have a 10 gallon sump as well Link to comment
Mariaface Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Yes. Avidly. So much. And a mandarin will go through thousands of pods in a day, so.. Find one eating frozen and make sure your chemical filtration is up to the task! Link to comment
Ricety22 Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Yes. Avidly. So much. And a mandarin will go through thousands of pods in a day, so.. Find one eating frozen and make sure your chemical filtration is up to the task! Link to comment
xAyanex Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I've never seen my clownfish eat them, but I don't sit around watching 24/7. I have some pods in my tank, but not as many as I used to before the clownfish, and I wouldn't feel comfortable putting a mandarin in there. Link to comment
Ricety22 Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 That reminds me, I recently bought a bag of phosguard, it's rated for sixty gallons and it says it will harm any tank smaller. Should I cut the bag it came in and mix a small amount in with my carbon? Link to comment
Mariaface Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 That reminds me, I recently bought a bag of phosguard, it's rated for sixty gallons and it says it will harm any tank smaller. Should I cut the bag it came in and mix a small amount in with my carbon? Yes Link to comment
anizato Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 You would need to grow copepods of your own. It takes about 2 weeks for the populations to go from hundreds to thousands (in at least 3-4gallons of water). Knowing this, a mandarin eats a 2 week supply in less than two days or so (according to what I have read, since many say a Dragonet can eat a couple of thousand of copepods a day). If you can figure out the math, you need several cultures, which take daily feeding of live phytoplankton (a teaspoon a day), so you need to consider having cultures of phytoplankton or buy it. Also, you would need to dose pods to the display every other day. Perform water changes on the pod cultures at least once a month, and keep the salinity in check with top offs on your cultures. It isn't easy, but it is doable and lots of fun, although a lot of work and dedication as well. GFO needs to be tumbled to be most effective, it won´t do much good mixed with carbon, of course it can´t hurt either (: Link to comment
FloridaReefguy Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Its like a buffet for them! I used to give mine some as treats when they got caught in my sock filter Link to comment
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