chrismiss Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 Why do people assume that noone does searches before they ask a question. I absolutely do searches to avoid having to ask a question. For instance, I found a thread where someone was keeping a Mandarin in a 2.5. But, I'm sure it is unheard of to even mention the feasability of keeping one in a 25. Link to comment
cseeton Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 post the link and there will be a herd of people flaming that person... Link to comment
chrismiss Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 I will say that even though some people take the wrong approach to sharing info or giving opinions the advice is invaluable. Long live the message board. Link to comment
Sergeant-G Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 chrismiss- I am new to the hobby and I havent gotten a tank yet, so take my advice how you want. I was over on reef central I did a search on mandarin fish (all before I came across your thread) and found some really good info on this same subject, you should check it out. There are a few people over there with mandarins in 29 gal tanks. You would get the info you are looking for if you checked it out. Casey Link to comment
supernova Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 i think the question was origanly asked to see if any one had had sucess wit a mandrin in a small tank and the answer is yes, but that doesnt mean that you will if you try, the rule of thumb is at least 75lbs of live rock and you will find that any where that you do a search on mandrins even if you get a mandrin to eat prepaired foods you have to ask your self if you really are ready for the comitment of having one in a small setup i have one in a 12 gallon that is fat and happy, the process of geting him to eat prepaired foods took alot of paitence, live brine shrimp to baby brine that i had to hach myself every day, and finaly frozen enriched brine and blood worms, i used to love this fish and now i kinda hate him, it might be the feeding him three times a day, its like a prison sentence to take care of this one little fish and i cant even think of going away and leaving my tank to someone elses care, who is going to come over three times a day to feed my tank if i go on vacation, or its the fighting water quality issues due to such heavy feeding in a small tank i do love this fish but if i had to do it over again i would have waited untill i got a bigger setup (which im in the process of doing) Link to comment
jaykay Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Mandarins are no special than the pods they eat, the same pods we don't care about. I say their beauty puts them in a position for capture. If they live, great, if they die, oh well. Its called evolution. If you wanna be an animal rights activist, you should be concerned about the "holocaust" of mackerals. F*** the dolphins!!! Link to comment
jaykay Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Just my OPINION. You all have the right to disagree. hehehe Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Wow, thats kind of strange and messed up. You do realize that we have a physical use for mackeral, right? Link to comment
cadesun Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 wow, i'm sensing some ingnorance around here... and i believe they were tuna, not mackerel. Link to comment
aquaman7 Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Originally posted by jaykay ...If they live, great, if they die, oh well... most mandarins you see in a lfs are gonna die of starvation at the store anyway (i don't know many madarins that take flake food X))... if your willing to keep a high pod population or willing to try perhaps a countless variety of foods with them...pick one up at a lfs and give it a whirl. Link to comment
ReefMonkeee Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 wow interesting stuff i just read. Alot of people on Reef Central has a mandarin in a small tank around 20 gallon and higher. Also i have an idea in mind. what if you have a nice big fuge would that compensate for having a small tank? Link to comment
jaykay Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 Awww... come on!! Mackeral have feelings too. They just want someone to stick up for them once in a while! hehehe, same with lobsters Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted February 12, 2005 Share Posted February 12, 2005 ReefMonkeee- Not really. A big fuge doesnt do the same thing as lots of LR in the tank, becuase the mandarin wont harvest the same amount of pods as it would if the rock were accessible to it. Link to comment
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