Help Mandarin goby??

[J062682l]

Any advice on mandarin gobys please? He's eating brine if I can get it still

 

[saltfishguy18]

im not sure i 100% understand what your asking? if your asking what they eat i have gotten lucky with mysid shrimp and cyclopeeze

 

[J062682l]

I was wondering what else they eat ,,,

 

[NanaReefer]

Copepods!!!

 

[Eienna]

Brine is useless. Live copepods (and more and more copepods!!!) and Nutramar Ova are the way to go. I personally believe that if you can get it eating frozen mysis and/or NLS pellets, so much the better, but LIVE COPEPODS. Tisbe variety is best but tigriopus (often sold under the name of tigger-pods) will do in a pinch.

 

[J062682l]

Thanks !!

 

[J062682l]

So I got some live pods today, I see him already nipping at the rocks. He seems to just let most shrimp float right by , but continues to nip at the rocks is that ok.

 

[Eienna]

So I got some live pods today, I see him already nipping at the rocks. He seems to just let most shrimp float right by , but continues to nip at the rocks is that ok.

Yeah, he's probably eating pods off them. Be aware that he will knock their numbers down quickly; my small mandarin required a bottle a month (after an initial addition of 3-4 bottles) until he was eating frozens reliably.

Dragonets have very small mouths. He may be unable to take the usual frozens for a while; that's part of why nutramar ova rocks - it's the perfect size from them and protein-packed. It also looks very natural to them so most will take it.

 

[J062682l]

Ok cool thanks.

 

[J062682l]

I figure if I dose pods every week for the next month and a half and then if drop to once a month. And I noticed him picking before I put the pods in my tank is like 5 years old. It's moved 2 times but its the same set up every time

 

[Eienna]

I figure if I dose pods every week for the next month and a half and then if drop to once a month. And I noticed him picking before I put the pods in my tank is like 5 years old. It's moved 2 times but its the same set up every time

Watch him closely for any weight loss. How much are you dosing per week?

 

[J062682l]

A 16 oz bottle. Have to find out how many there's in there

 

[J062682l]

It's actually a 12oz bottle and has over 250 pods in it

 

[J062682l]

He seems happy and seems to be eating away

 

[J062682l]

Dropped another bottle of pods today !

does he look healthy to u guys, he pecks all day I don't see what he's pecking at but I think he's eating.

 

[jtucker022187]

Good news is, he doesn't look starved, which most come like that from the Lfs, I would try to get a sump and what size tank is it or even a hang on back fuge, you need to have a breeding population for it to be healthy

 

[J062682l]

I've been looking for a sump I'm gonna have to make one. Just can't decide glass or acrylic. I have all the measurements just have to buy and build

 

[NanaReefer]

It really helps the pod population if you dose phytoplankton. Amazing!!

 

[J062682l]

Ok cool. I was gonna start to dose phyto next week.

 

[J062682l]

I have been dosing reef snow by bright well