Deciding on what fish to get.

[peaches7412]

So is it ok to keep two dartfish in a nano? They will be different species, but I have heard that it doesn't work out sometimes.

 

[falos]

I was not trying to say it was a rule just my personal experience .I have 25 years of experience breading fish (4 years with dragonites ) I have Sean a lot of picky eating behaviour in female fish and was just trying to help Peaches if they were gowng to go the rout with dragonites in nano tanks

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peaches7412;709639 wrote: So is it ok to keep two dartfish in a nano? They will be different species, but I have heard that it doesn't work out sometimes.

Sumtimes it works its usually up to The fish darts should be fine just not the zebra they git big and nead a lot Of swimming space just make sure you cover your tank they love to carpet surf best bet try with ones that look diffrent and add them at the same time with the lights off. I have a purple and red in my 29 azoo tank they stay on different sides of the tank

 

[ferraridude112]

mysterybox;709481 wrote:
and the most interesting is a gobi & shrimp symbiotic relationship like the aurora or many, many others.....

I just got a yellow watchman/tiger pistol shrimp combo the other day and I have to say, it is one of the coolest things i have ever seen in this hobby

 

[peaches7412]

Well just about an hour ago I picked up a diamond goby (only bout 2 inches, going to keep him in the cube and when he gets bigger move him to my dads FO 46 tank.) and a yellow and purple coris wrasse (he is about an inch and a half). Now the only fish I am thinking on getting is a regular fire dartfish, and then I will probably be done in the cube for a while.

Edit: Also probably going to need a mesh top, because the all these fish are jumpers (especially the diamond I got, he was jumping non-stop as I was adding him to the tank.

 

[peachyreef]

Well I mentioned scooter blennys because in my experience they take to frozen better than mandarins and they are a little more hardy. In all reality no body should buy a fish that s not eating. You should check before you buy it. I would gladly feed fish for any of the customers who asked and all stores should.

Yellow coris wrasses and radiant wrasses(more colorful) are awesome. I have personally owned these guys in a mixed reef with inverts. I have had no problems and I love them. I worked at Star Aquatics and never had anyone complain about these guys other than the fact you NEED a LID!!! Wrasses jump!

Edit: Well I mentioned scooter blennys because in my experience they take to frozen better than mandarins and they are a little more hardy. In all reality no body should buy a fish that s not eating. You should check before you buy it. I would gladly feed fish for any of the customers who asked and all stores should.

Yellow coris wrasses and radiant wrasses(more colorful) are awesome. I have personally owned these guys in a mixed reef with inverts. I have had no problems and I love them. I worked at Star Aquatics and never had anyone complain about these guys other than the fact you NEED a LID!!! Wrasses jump!

 

[captain copper]

so much hate on mandarins. Ive seen many wild caught mandarins eating frozen pods (cyclopeeze), and if thats not enough for you, tank raised ones are more and more common, I know for a fact that creations gets tank raised spotted and green mandarins, and ive seen them eat live brine, frozen food, and small pellets. I wouldnt hesitate to get a mandarin for fear of not enough pods, because if that is really a concern, a tank raised one eliminates that concern.

 

[ralph atl]

Captain Copper;709921 wrote: so much hate on mandarins. Ive seen many wild caught mandarins eating frozen pods (cyclopeeze), and if thats not enough for you, tank raised ones are more and more common, I know for a fact that creations gets tank raised spotted and green mandarins, and ive seen them eat live brine, frozen food, and small pellets. I wouldnt hesitate to get a mandarin for fear of not enough pods, because if that is really a concern, a tank raised one eliminates that concern.

Too much conjecture, assumptions, and misinformation...

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Captain Copper;709921 wrote: so much hate on mandarins. Ive seen many wild caught mandarins eating frozen pods (cyclopeeze), and if thats not enough for you, tank raised ones are more and more common, I know for a fact that creations gets tank raised spotted and green mandarins, and ive seen them eat live brine, frozen food, and small pellets. <u>I wouldnt hesitate to get a mandarin for fear of not enough pods, because if that is really a concern, a tank raised one eliminates that concern</u>.

One of the biggest complaints of the captive raised mandarins is their reluctance to eat. So the claim that they eliminate this concern isnt quite accurate. Certainly a good option, and likely to eat frozens, but certainly not absolute.

 

[captain copper]

Perhaps eliminate was a bad choice of wording. It should be assumed that all information in this hobby is circumstantial, therefore it should be assumed that there is no such thing as a reef safe fish, or an aggressive fish, or a docile fish, as all of these descriptions are based on a trend derived from a bracket of information.

the information I analyzed to pontificate my response above was that of my own personal experiences, and not of any readings or assumptions. I should have clarified that via more descriptive posting.

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[jmaneyapanda]

Captain Copper;709938 wrote: Perhaps eliminate was a bad choice of wording. It should be assumed that all information in this hobby is circumstantial, therefore it should be assumed that there is no such thing as a reef safe fish, or an aggressive fish, or a docile fish, as all of these descriptions are based on a trend derived from a bracket of information.

the information I analyzed to pontificate my response above was that of my own personal experiences, and not of any readings or assumptions. I should have clarified that via more descriptive posting.

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Youve hit the nail on the head. Terms such as "reef safe", "aggressive", "docile", etc, are all relative, and must be qualified in each and every case. However, I the case you've mentioned, there has been a notable issue with captive raised mandarins eating as "promised" by the breeders/suppliers. Its not as foolproof as suggested , implied, or intuited.

 

[captain copper]

jmaneyapanda;709943 wrote: Youve hit the nail on the head. Terms such as "reef safe", "aggressive", "docile", etc, are all relative, and must be qualified in each and every case. However, I the case you've mentioned, there has been a notable issue with captive raised mandarins eating as "promised" by the breeders/suppliers. Its not as foolproof as suggested , implied, or intuited.

again, as i stated above, my opinion on the ease of getting these fish to eat is directly linked to my experiences with them, and what i have seen. In short, i have cut the heresay out. That being said, as always with any fish, if there is any concern whatsoever in the buyers mind, WALK AWAY. It is up to the hobbyist to make the decision that is best for his tank.