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[NoahLikesFish]

Lol well I have 0 live rock in my tank and I have so many pods that you can see them in the gravel and on the walls. Oh, they're also all over the inside of the hob filters.
All 3 of my mandrins are fat and healthy.

The substrate and filters hold the pods. In a small tank though, you need to have live rock for extra space for

 

[NoahLikesFish]

I’m not sure if I should do a diy plumbing of My tanks together with a 10 gal mangrove fuge or I should just have 2 systems

 

[NashobaTek]

a small tank

They require a minimum of 30 gallon aquarium, so they probably shouldn't be in a small tank any way.

 

[NoahLikesFish]

One of the most frequent questions asked by beginner hobbyists is “What tank size do in need for this fish?” Most people assume it is based on how large the fish grows to be. While for most fish this is this the case, for Mandarin dragonets it has to do with their diet. A Mandarin dragonet could easily live in a 20-gallon tank and have plenty of room, but it is not the actual fish you need room for. Copepods live in rocks and in the sand bed; the more sand bed and rocks you have the more copepods can live in your tank. A Mandarin dragonet can easily wipe out a whole population of copepods in a 20-gallon tank in a short amount of time. The reason you can not just feed more is that it will have a negative affect related to having too many nutrients. So unless you have a well-filtered tank, you do plenty of water changes, or dose pods often, Mandarin dragonets should only be in tanks 45 gallons or larger.

I am gonna dose pods do pretty frequent water changes and I will have a large refugium or hang on back filter

 

[Dave1993]

One of the most frequent questions asked by beginner hobbyists is “What tank size do in need for this fish?” Most people assume it is based on how large the fish grows to be. While for most fish this is this the case, for Mandarin dragonets it has to do with their diet. A Mandarin dragonet could easily live in a 20-gallon tank and have plenty of room, but it is not the actual fish you need room for. Copepods live in rocks and in the sand bed; the more sand bed and rocks you have the more copepods can live in your tank. A Mandarin dragonet can easily wipe out a whole population of copepods in a 20-gallon tank in a short amount of time. The reason you can not just feed more is that it will have a negative affect related to having too many nutrients. So unless you have a well-filtered tank, you do plenty of water changes, or dose pods often, Mandarin dragonets should only be in tanks 45 gallons or larger.

I am gonna dose pods do pretty frequent water changes and I will have a large refugium or hang on back filter

You are on a tight budget though and copepods every week/month is just going to add to the cost

 

[NoahLikesFish]

You are on a tight budget though and copepods every week/month is just going to add to the cost

If I dosed 1 bag of pods at the start with mariculture live rock and a glorified refugium with a refugium underneath it should be enough to feed a mandarin

 

[Dave1993]

this is what is in the post you posted

"A Mandarin dragonet can easily wipe out a whole population of copepods in a 20-gallon tank in a short amount of time"

 

[NashobaTek]

Pods are not cheap and until your tank is mature and stable, you're not going to have an abundance of pods in what you are thinking of doing.

What variety of pods do mandrins prefer???

Even Paul B has a target feeder for his mandrins.

 

[Bribo12]

Back on the mandarin eh?

 

[NashobaTek]

Back on the mandarin eh?

Yeah, I think everyone wasted their time trying to help him. He's right back to the beginning... Just took a couple hundred pages and several thousand posts.

Think I am going to be like everyone else, done offering help, might continue to watch the circus.

 

[fishlover1478]

Yeah, I think everyone wasted their time trying to help him. He's right back to the beginning... Just took a couple hundred pages and several thousand posts.

Think I am going to be like everyone else, done offering help, might continue to watch the circus.

 

[JAKos]

Your also gonna use up more salt for water changes on both of the tanks correct? and you would have to buy pods and your on a budget.. just pass on the fish

 

[elorablue]

Yeah, I think everyone wasted their time trying to help him. He's right back to the beginning... Just took a couple hundred pages and several thousand posts.

Think I am going to be like everyone else, done offering help, might continue to watch the circus.

Ya, it's lost its' humour value too. Shame. Oh well, it was a good run LOL !!

 

[Cotard’s Phenomenon]

One of the most frequent questions asked by beginner hobbyists is “What tank size do in need for this fish?” Most people assume it is based on how large the fish grows to be. While for most fish this is this the case, for Mandarin dragonets it has to do with their diet. A Mandarin dragonet could easily live in a 20-gallon tank and have plenty of room, but it is not the actual fish you need room for. Copepods live in rocks and in the sand bed; the more sand bed and rocks you have the more copepods can live in your tank. A Mandarin dragonet can easily wipe out a whole population of copepods in a 20-gallon tank in a short amount of time. The reason you can not just feed more is that it will have a negative affect related to having too many nutrients. So unless you have a well-filtered tank, you do plenty of water changes, or dose pods often, Mandarin dragonets should only be in tanks 45 gallons or larger.

I am gonna dose pods do pretty frequent water changes and I will have a large refugium or hang on back filter

The substrate and filters hold the pods. In a small tank though, you need to have live rock for extra space for

This is what they’re talkin’ ‘bout. You don’t listen. You have never even had a CLOWN and you’re tryin’ to justify having a mandarin. Having pods and enough for mandarins ain’t easy, You just don’t know and you ain’t listening.

 

[NashobaTek]

Ya, it's lost its' humour value too. Sha

me. Oh well, it was a good run LOL !!

True and at this point I've had a migraine for a week. Lol

 

[reefinatl]

One of the most frequent questions asked by beginner hobbyists is “What tank size do in need for this fish?” Most people assume it is based on how large the fish grows to be. While for most fish this is this the case, for Mandarin dragonets it has to do with their diet. A Mandarin dragonet could easily live in a 20-gallon tank and have plenty of room, but it is not the actual fish you need room for. Copepods live in rocks and in the sand bed; the more sand bed and rocks you have the more copepods can live in your tank. A Mandarin dragonet can easily wipe out a whole population of copepods in a 20-gallon tank in a short amount of time. The reason you can not just feed more is that it will have a negative affect related to having too many nutrients. So unless you have a well-filtered tank, you do plenty of water changes, or dose pods often, Mandarin dragonets should only be in tanks 45 gallons or larger.

I am gonna dose pods do pretty frequent water changes and I will have a large refugium or hang on back filter

Mandarins are pretty universally liked. They are just a tier below clowns and yellow tangs. If it was even remotely possible to sustain them in a nano, every nano would have them.

 

[NashobaTek]

Lol not sure how the gif got in the middle of your quote

 

[reefinatl]

Lol not sure how the gif got in the middle of your quote

Nobody is sure about a lot of things in these threads.

 

[FishyFishFish]

I will probably be less active

I’ve been doing some googling and I wanna use the KISS method because it seems the most practical for my budget

I’m not going to create a unhealthy environment for the fish though. I mgoijg to be using lots of live rock and i will have a chaeto and algae scrubber filter as my mechanical filter and then I will do weekly 25% wc for the 1st month biweekly 25% wc next month weekly 10% wc 3rd month and 4th month I will do biweekly 10%

I am going to have algae as my main export for nutrients

I think 3 led 100w equivalent bulbs could grow softies and then 1 bulb in a 10 gal for my mangroves I want

I am working on doing research right now

Videos on mandarins say you need a lot of lr for them to have pods or a refugium

Keep it simple stupid

The substrate and filters hold the pods. In a small tank though, you need to have live rock for extra space for

I’m not sure if I should do a diy plumbing of My tanks together with a 10 gal mangrove fuge or I should just have 2 systems

One of the most frequent questions asked by beginner hobbyists is “What tank size do in need for this fish?” Most people assume it is based on how large the fish grows to be. While for most fish this is this the case, for Mandarin dragonets it has to do with their diet. A Mandarin dragonet could easily live in a 20-gallon tank and have plenty of room, but it is not the actual fish you need room for. Copepods live in rocks and in the sand bed; the more sand bed and rocks you have the more copepods can live in your tank. A Mandarin dragonet can easily wipe out a whole population of copepods in a 20-gallon tank in a short amount of time. The reason you can not just feed more is that it will have a negative affect related to having too many nutrients. So unless you have a well-filtered tank, you do plenty of water changes, or dose pods often, Mandarin dragonets should only be in tanks 45 gallons or larger.

I am gonna dose pods do pretty frequent water changes and I will have a large refugium or hang on back filter

If I dosed 1 bag of pods at the start with mariculture live rock and a glorified refugium with a refugium underneath it should be enough to feed a mandarin

Lol

 

[NanoReefs]

Copepods are expensive to dose monthly at 20 dollars a bottle. I had to do this for a red scooter dragonet. If you start a culture of copepods it will be cheaper. Even then, it will be hard to keep up with the amount of copepods mandarins eat a day.