July, 2018 POTM Contest - Mandarin Fish

Brew12 · Jul 24, 2018

I can't compete with some of these amazing picture but will post one anyway.. Was trying to get one with his top fin up. He had other ideas.

vetteguy53081 · Jul 24, 2018

SPR1968 said:
Right that’s it, I need to get me a Mandarin fish!! Lol

Clearly they are very pretty!

They starve easily. Assure there is regular food source.

Sherman · Jul 25, 2018

Reefer Deez · Jul 25, 2018

fabutahoun · Jul 26, 2018

A3LXK said:

Amazing Shot !!!

fabutahoun · Jul 26, 2018

SPR1968 said:
Right that’s it, I need to get me a Mandarin fish!! Lol

Clearly they are very pretty!

Shaun, do you know what is better than a Mandarin fish ? a pair of Mandarin !!! they will look stunning in your tank.

Richard Severns · Jul 26, 2018

vetteguy53081 said:
Copepods yes, but train them. A few days of live brine, then graduate to frozen brine, and then what looks like copepods- Mysis shrimp. Still feed copepods but this has worked more than once getting them on frozen.

Glad to see how someone is getting them to eat, I've tried but with no success, I've been waiting on tank raised ones, was told it would be awhile

Richard Severns · Jul 26, 2018

These are all great pictures, but it is the mandarin, I would hate to be the judge

KMench · Jul 26, 2018

Richard Severns said:
Glad to see how someone is getting them to eat, I've tried but with no success, I've been waiting on tank raised ones, was told it would be awhile

Algaebarn has tank raised ones. Liveaquaria sometimes has the ones sourced from algaebarn on their website also. That’s where mine is from

Richard Severns · Jul 26, 2018

KMench said:
Algaebarn has tank raised ones. Liveaquaria sometimes has the ones sourced from algaebarn on their website also. That’s where mine is from

Thanks very much, I'll definitely be checking those out

PJ2 · Jul 27, 2018

Here’s mine! He’s a jumper...had to rescue him off my carpet last month.

Moonfruit777 · Jul 27, 2018

Squirtle42o · Jul 27, 2018

SPR1968 · Jul 27, 2018

fabutahoun said:
Shaun, do you know what is better than a Mandarin fish ? a pair of Mandarin !!! they will look stunning in your tank.

I’m currently researching Mandarin fish, and now in pairs ! Lol

I think I have lots of what they eat anyway, but just want to be sure before I get one, or two!