brine shrimp for food

[redneck reefer]

is brine shrimp good food for a watchman goby and will a mandarin eat them as well?

 

[Liquid360]

As far as the mandarin it's hit or miss... just depends on the specimen. To be safe I'd so no. The goby should. Most fish will happily feed on them. If someone says their mandarin does it doesn't mean yours will. I'm saying don't depend upon brine shrimp.

 

[spspirate]

I agree. There's not to much nutritional value in brine. Mostly made up of water. I think using live brine to get finicky fish like mandarins and leopard wrasses for example to eat is a great idea.

 

[spspirate]

Good luck and welcome to REEF2REEF!!!

 

[redneck reefer]

thanks. ive been feeding my goby the live brine for a couple days and he seems to like it. i just use copepods for my mandarin