psychedelic dragonet

[nanoninnie]

i think i made a mistake today. I bought a dragonet for my 10g reef tank, and when i got home i read that the majority of them die in captivity from starvation unless kept in a tank of 100g or more. has anyone here ever kept one in a smaller tank?? suggestions??

 

 

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/mandarins.htm

[Cyclo]

The problem is most of them only eat the pods in your tank, and a small tank can't sustain a large enough popultation of pods for them to feed, so they starve and die.

 

Sometimes they will eat other frozen/prepared foods, so you can see if yours will eat that. If not your best bet would be to return it.

[nanoninnie]

any suggestions on frozen/prepared foods to try??

[saltwater232001]

get yourself a HOB fuge and cultivate the pods.

[Cyclo]

I've heard of mysis shrimp. I don't really know though.

[ApocalypticSurf6]

bloodworms

[cadesun]

do a search for mandarins on nano, i forget which forum, but it says how to wean them onto prepared foods.

[reefsrule]

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...ghlight=madarin

[gregb]

I have several Mandarins & other Dragonets . The trick to get them to feed is make small sections of coral gravel raised above the sand which attract the larger of the bugs like brittle worms etc.I also spot feed with shrimp & bloodworm. Beleive it or not they also take mango stuck on a wooden skewer & inserted into the sand. Place a small peace of shrimp just under the coral gravel to keep the bugs coming near the surface. Greg. B.