I want to see the Mandarins!!

detguy123 · Jan 12, 2008

i want to see everyones mandarins that they got..include a little about yours how long you have had it and if you do anything special besides the normal things to keep yours happy..i have had mine for almost a year and a half now and it is one of my favorite fish to sit back and watch..when i first got mine it looked pretty rough for quite some time but made a nice turn around..i have a 55gal fuge and and the main tank is a 90gal..i have tons of pods and she is always on the hunt!!! here is a few pics of mine

here she is chuck full of eggs

coralfarm123 · Jan 12, 2008

Nice Mandarin. Here is my male mandarin that I've had for about 4 years. It lived in a 40 gallon sumpless reef for 3 years and surprisingly stayed fat. I think having coarse subtrate helped with pod production and it was the only fish in the tank. I recently moved him to a larger tank after I put a Sixline in the 40 to keep him from having to compete for food.

dc_909 · Jan 12, 2008

Target Mandarins are sweet fish. I can't wait to get another one in my tank once it matures.

Hypertek99 · Jan 12, 2008

I have a mandarin that's been in my 29gal for 8 months now. And i have a target mandarin that i'm going to move to my 20gal. I'll try to get pics up tomorrow.

surfn · Jan 12, 2008

143gadgets · Jan 12, 2008

Sweet mandarins everyone! One of my all time favs!

NapoliNewJersey · Jan 12, 2008

Mine is too camera shy to get a good pic. Had him for a while and he's really fat. I'll see if I can get a picture today.

salt newbie01 · Jan 12, 2008

Great pics everyone! Man detguy that is one FAT happy mandarin!! Surfn those colors really pop on your guy - very cool!

Carolina Frags · Jan 12, 2008

L love these fish.I have 4 right now and they have been with me well over a year.With all the sand ,rocks and corals I have it's like a pod breeding farm here.The Mandarins are happy and fat at the 24 hr POD Buffet.

I will try and get pictures today of them.

detguy123 · Jan 12, 2008

nice pics everyone..very nice mandarin surfn...ex82 you got 4 that is cool..how large is your tank??

leshampton · Jan 12, 2008

This is mine. He's kinda sneaky and won't let me get good pictures of him. I've had it for about 7 months.

detguy123 · Jan 12, 2008

very nice pics everyone..i find mine to be pretty hard sometimes to get pics of but lately has been a little better

Carolina Frags · Jan 12, 2008

They are in different tanks.I have 12 tanks in all right now.

sdietz2469 · Jan 12, 2008

holy cow that last mandrin is REALLY FAT... i have a target, but no where near that fat. i have had her for about 3 years .....
shane

familyreefer · Jan 12, 2008

Dragonet

About 1 year in the tank now.....

AussieLordfan · Jan 13, 2008

Here's my male. I also have a female as well. Had them almost a month now. My original pair died due to ich(PBT:mad

after 3+months in my 90g.
I chose this guy cause he had some nice orange stripes and he stood out more than the rest. It's real relaxing watching them pod hunt all day long.
They always mind their own business and they really are the main fish that also got me into SW.

AussieLordfan · Jan 13, 2008

double post sorry....

detguy123 · Jan 13, 2008

very nice aussielord and very good cammera work also

JGoslee · Jan 13, 2008

I had mine for about a year now.

b0bby1 · Jan 13, 2008

JGoslee, amazing pic. i have always like the spotted mandarin more than the green. for my 30 gallon i really want a mystery wrasse and either a mandarin or dragonface pipefish. the wrasse is a must, but i hope my fuge will produce enough pods to keep both. hopefully the wrasse doesn't eat the majority of the pods.