Mandarin is Jumping!!!

[livinlifeinBKK]

Shoooot mandarin feeder for the win! Kept mine in a ten gallon observation tank for a month, no pods just pvc and a feeder.

What did it eat?

 

[NowGlazeIT]

What did it eat?

Thawed out cubes, small particle foods like calanus, cyclops, oysterfeast, baby brine then when he got older I fed baby mysis. Baby brine was their favorite.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Shoooot mandarin feeder for the win! Kept mine in a ten gallon observation tank for a month, no pods just pvc and a feeder.

Worth a try I guess, from what i've seen not all take to frozen food. Also, could that have any long term effects on a mandrin's health?

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Worth a try I guess, from what i've seen not all take to frozen food.

Gotta train them to eat from it. Took mine 2-3 days to figure it out

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Gotta train them to eat from it. Took mine 2-3 days to figure it out

I thought it generally took a lot longer than that

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Small tank, cut the flow when you feed

I thought it generally took a lot longer than that

Worked for me on two different mandis

 

[SlugSnorter]

Gotta train them to eat from it. Took mine 2-3 days to figure it out

some will refuse to eat anything but pods and just starve. Its worth a try as i said, but I don't think its a surefire bet.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

some will refuse to eat anything but pods and just starve. Its worth a try as i said, but I don't think its a surefire bet.

Yea I wouldn’t bet on it if the fish was older or sick but a young healthy Mandy….send that guy my way I SAY! I’ll train em for you haha

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Yea I wouldn’t bet on it if the fish was older or sick but a young healthy Mandy….send that guy my way I SAY! I’ll train em for you haha

Wish I could count on being able to train a Ruby Red Dragonet like that for a nano

 

[rmorris_14]

Small tank, cut the flow when you feed

Worked for me on two different mandis

pics or it didn't happen

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Wish I could count on being able to train a Ruby Red Dragonet like that for a nano

I’d like to try that too. I had a scooter that ate frozen too but he was from another tank. I’ve never tried to get the scooter to use the feeder.

pics or it didn't happen

I’ll try but those are on a dead phone. I might have made a post about it couple years back. I’ve been wanting to try again since my velvet outbreak but feeding those mandis is a chore.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Fairly new (about 3 months). Cycled. Ammonia 0 nitrites 0 and nitrates are usually around 5 ppm. I supplement feed her copepods while also keeping a refugium in chamber 2 with chaeto and an led in there (feeding them phyto). Oxygen seems fine I have a rfg and even had to turn off my powerhead as the sicce 1 & that were creating too much flow but there is a lot of water movement and aeration. I have a protein skimmer and use floss/chaeto

What test kits are you using? I wonder if false readings

 

[rmorris_14]

Yea I wouldn’t bet on it if the fish was older or sick but a young healthy Mandy….send that guy my way I SAY! I’ll train em for you haha

I'll be sending you mine if/when I pull the trigger then. HAHAHA

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I do have a pic of the feeder because I still have it

I blocked part of it off to minimize the flow so the food would stay put. They would graze in here, taking small bits then going in and out for more throughout the day I tried to keep it going as it would deplete.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I'll be sending you mine if/when I pull the trigger then. HAHAHA

Hahahah nice what kind are you thinking of getting? I’m up for the challenge I love these fish. They’re so different.

 

[cpalminteri]

You’re gonna love this stretch. But I’ve had a spawning pair of mandarins (still do) for 3+ years. As my lights ramp down in the evening, this is the time that the female and male together swim to the top of the tank. She hits the surface expels her eggs an makes a quick u-turn for the bottom of the tank. The male quickly follows after he’s fertilize the eggs. So here’s what I don’t know , your female Mandarin may be exhibiting a sort of readiness to breed? This may be the case in the wild where they actually not just break the water but also come out of it. Mandarins spawn in late sunset or when lights are ramping down because most fish are already finding their places to rest for the night. Also the Mandarin eggs float on the water’s surface. Not great odds of survival when you have a large tank with an overflow.

Oh wow that's super interesting! Yeah she's def female and that's exactly how she's moving!

 

[SlugSnorter]

Oh wow that's super interesting! Yeah she's def female and that's exactly how she's moving!

the difference is they don't fling out of the water when doing their mating ritual. I still think being spooked is more likely.

 

[homer1475]

Oh wow that's super interesting! Yeah she's def female and that's exactly how she's moving!

How do you know its female?

I've owned many mandarins over the years. Have never had a single one jump. Let alone move fast enough to fling themselves out if the tank.

Something is spooking it, or something is wrong with your water chemistry.

 

[Glenner’sreef]

Oh wow that's super interesting! Yeah she's def female and that's exactly how she's moving!

It would be interesting to find out that single eligible mandarins break the water to attract an eligible male. Again just a theory? Can I suggest what your next male fish purchase should be? Lol

 

[MichaelReefer]

Fairly new (about 3 months). Cycled. Ammonia 0 nitrites 0 and nitrates are usually around 5 ppm. I supplement feed her copepods while also keeping a refugium in chamber 2 with chaeto and an led in there (feeding them phyto). Oxygen seems fine I have a rfg and even had to turn off my powerhead as the sicce 1 & that were creating too much flow but there is a lot of water movement and aeration. I have a protein skimmer and use floss/chaeto

Your tank is too small and too new for a Mandarin...