Mandarin care

[Lavey29]

So I've added my dream fish to my tank which is 65G DT and 15G sump with a fuge. Tank is one year and seven months old and thriving with coral and fish. I have a lot of rock which is heavily pod seeded currently. The Mandy has been cruising all over the rocks looking for pods. He is pretty elusive though with a lot of hiding spaces.

I know pods are the primary source of food but want to try and acclimate him to other foods also. Since he is in and out of the rocks what are some methods to get him to try other foods? It would be difficult to spot feed currently. Should I try some calanarus or blood worms? Baby brine shrim0 broadcast fed? My fuge has pods but I will still add more regularly. Just curious what methods you guy used to entice him to various types of food?

 

[sfin52]

Good luck they have to constantly eat. They don't have a stomach. So what's in comes out fairly quickly. You may be able to supplement.

Look up Paul b mandarin feeder.

 

[Gatorpa]

So I've added my dream fish to my tank which is 65G DT and 15G sump with a fuge. Tank is one year and seven months old and thriving with coral and fish. I have a lot of rock which is heavily pod seeded currently. The Mandy has been cruising all over the rocks looking for pods. He is pretty elusive though with a lot of hiding spaces.

I know pods are the primary source of food but want to try and acclimate him to other foods also. Since he is in and out of the rocks what are some methods to get him to try other foods? It would be difficult to spot feed currently. Should I try some calanarus or blood worms? Baby brine shrim0 broadcast fed? My fuge has pods but I will still add more regularly. Just curious what methods you guy used to entice him to various types of food?

Mine have always eaten brine shrimp as well as pods

 

[shootingstar_reef]

They can also eat white worms. I know Biota's takes the TDO pellets, maybe you can try those too? These are what I have seen.

 

[Lavey29]

Mine have always eaten brine shrimp as well as pods

Did you spot feed them to train them?

 

[Lavey29]

They can also eat white worms. I know Biota's takes the TDO pellets, maybe you can try those too? These are what I have seen.

I'm not a fan or fish food pellets as a daily food but would try a little to supplement

 

[clownfishlord18]

My local fish store said to mix a tiny drop of garlic liquid in with your thawing brine shrimp the use a eye dropper and drop it near the mandarin.

 

[Gatorpa]

Did you spot feed them to train them?

Nope, they just figure it out, I take 1-2 frozen cubes of brine, thaw in water and pour across the top of tank. I try to go it when they are out and about but usually in evening

 

[Lavey29]

Now that i have had the fish for a few days I am completely fascinated with them. They seem to have the friendliest personality and just play at the glass with you all day long. He is just roaming the rocks and sand a lot pecking for pods. I haven't seen him eat other food but my tank is very heavily pod stocked right now for him.

 

[DHill6]

TDO pellets and LRF nano.

 

[GarrettT]

You try can o cyclops?

Zoo Med 78066 Can O' Cyclops, 3.2 oz https://a.co/d/2IOKn3y

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[Lavey29]

TDO pellets and LRF nano.

Not a fan of pellets but I do have them will look into the other.

 

[Lavey29]

You try can o cyclops?

Zoo Med 78066 Can O' Cyclops, 3.2 oz https://a.co/d/2IOKn3y

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Interesting concept but I wonder what else will make a home in that rock sponge.

 

[Lavey29]

Well good news is my mandarin tried some TDO pellets. Bad news is he spit it out like my kid does broccoli.

 

[Lavey29]

One thing I'm happy about is all the fish in the tank seem uninterested in the mandarin. They just let him cruise around and do his thing with no aggression at all.

 

[Lavey29]

So I have seeded my tank again with multiple types of pods and the mandarin seems to be showing normal hunting feeding behavior. He stays under the rocks during the day but hunts dawn and dusk. I tried some coral feast ova today just broadcast feeding and he sure came out from hiding quick. I think he might like that expensive caviar which sucks for my wallet.

 

[DHill6]

Well good news is my mandarin tried some TDO pellets. Bad news is he spit it out like my kid does broccoli.

Interesting, mine goes after TDO and LRF nano as soon as it’s in the water. I dump Tisbe pods in there every once in a while also. He ate the TDO as soon as I received him even being a very small fish. Biota mandarin

 

[Lavey29]

Here he is hunting on my trachy

 

[Lavey29]

Interesting, mine goes after TDO and LRF nano as soon as it’s in the water. I dump Tisbe pods in there every once in a while also. He ate the TDO as soon as I received him even being a very small fish. Biota mandarin

Mine spit to TDO out

 

[DHill6]

Here he is hunting on my trachy

Nice and colorful!