Mandarin food supplement

kenny80 · Jan 31, 2017

I dose once a month,should I increase and how long does it last in the fridge?

kenny80 · Jan 31, 2017

Im buying pods and brine shrimp and I have just started growing my own brine shrimp.

PetuniaTheCat · Jan 31, 2017

kenny80 said:
I dose once a month,should I increase and how long does it last in the fridge?

How large is your tank and how many do you dose? I think a bag of pods last roughly two weeks in the fridge according to the packaging. Might be wrong.

kenny80 · Jan 31, 2017

Iv got a 30g tank with 15g sump and dose 1ml/gallon,how long does phyto last?

PetuniaTheCat · Jan 31, 2017

I'd guess a month but I've read that phytoplankton isn't super important and is sort of overrated. I still like putting it in from time to time

Lionfish Lair · Jan 31, 2017

sonubhai said:
True, the manufacturer says 2 years freezer time.

I wouldn't keep it that long. Even when perfectly sealed and at good temperatures rancidity can set it. Not only does that but harmful components into the food, but some of these components degrade/negate the goodness.

sonubhai · Jan 31, 2017

PetuniaTheCat said:
Buying live copepods? Algaebarn sells lots of copepods for pretty cheap and they come with phytoplankton that will give your pod population something to eat.

Thanks! Might order some for my mandarin, he is doing ok but omega brine shrimp and cyclops isn't a good diet for him. How large are the 100g packages? Don't want to run out really quickly.

I will upload pic when i get home

sonubhai · Jan 31, 2017

Lionfish Lair said:
I wouldn't keep it that long. Even when perfectly sealed and at good temperatures rancidity can set it. Not only does that but harmful components into the food, but some of these components degrade/negate the goodness.

and lets not forget freezer burn.

sonubhai · Jan 31, 2017

kenny80 said:
Iv got a 30g tank with 15g sump and dose 1ml/gallon,how long does phyto last?

phyto from algebarn has a approx 30 day expiration time when stored in the fridge, depends on what brand of phyto you are using or if you are making your own.

laga77 · Jan 31, 2017

I have 4 pairs of Dragonets. Ova is a great food for them when you can get it. LRS also sells fish eggs that mine eat. The best food to feed them is live black worms or white worms. I like the white worms better because they will last a couple of days in SW where the black worms die in 10 seconds. There is nothing like a wiggling worm to get a picky eater to strike. White worms can be a PITA to culture, whereas I have a black worm keeper so I only have to buy them once every 2 weeks. If you are serious about feeding them, kill the current in the tank and target feed the worms with a coral feeder right in front of them.

Pola0502ds · Jan 31, 2017

sonubhai said:
To boost up pod population you have to dose phytoplankton, which I do. I usually get it from algebarn. But I understand that one can culture their own.

What size tank do you have and how to you dose the phyto? How much and how often.. i started dosing zoo, just wanna make sure im on the right track.

sonubhai · Jan 31, 2017

PetuniaTheCat said:
Where did you get the nutramar? Maybe my mandarin would like it.

PetuniaTheCat · Jan 31, 2017

sonubhai said:

How long do you think that will last? Seems like it would last a while.

sonubhai · Jan 31, 2017

Pola0502ds said:
What size tank do you have and how to you dose the phyto? How much and how often.. i started dosing zoo, just wanna make sure im on the right track.

40gal cube with 15 gal refugium no Cheeto just live rocks. 25 ml per week spread throughout the week. The phytoplankton is from algebarn.

sonubhai · Jan 31, 2017

PetuniaTheCat said:
How long do you think that will last? Seems like it would last a while.

Not sure, first time using it.

CoralNerd · Jan 31, 2017

Look up Easy Reef Masstik

sonubhai · Jan 31, 2017

CoralNerd said:
Look up Easy Reef Masstik

What is that ?

sonubhai · Jan 31, 2017

sonubhai said:
What is that ?

Oops More fancy food. Has anyone tried that on mandarins?

CoralNerd · Jan 31, 2017

sonubhai said:
Oops More fancy food. Has anyone tried that on mandarins?

There is a video of the Mandrin eating off it on their Facebook page. I recently got a Mandrin and he's been happy eating pods for over a week. I just tried putting Masstik on the rock today so I can't confirm it yet. [emoji121]

sonubhai · Jan 31, 2017

CoralNerd said:
There is a video of the Mandrin eating off it on their Facebook page. I recently got a Mandrin and he's been happy eating pods for over a week. I just tried putting Masstik on the rock today so I can't confirm it yet. [emoji121]

Cool let me know how it works out. I have become a fish food hoarder lately. [emoji1]