Mandarin in a size 29 cube?

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Ive been thinking of putting a Mandarin in my size 29 cube. I understand he eats copepods, so if I set up like a 20 gal refuge would that be sufficient?

Tank has roughly 50lbs of rock (yeah alot)
2 clowns
1 Chromis
Chalk bass
And small golden dude

Any ideas?
 
Consider it DEAD in my opinion..the rock in a 29 would not last a week with the mandarin.....now way that size could support it..unless you KNOW it will eat mysis or some other foods.

I have a 90 with a 300G sump..I was worried about mine surviving, then I saw it eating mysis like a pig....so I was relieved..
 
Yeah, look for one that eats prepared foods. Treyeleven is the expert on that! PM him and he may be able to find you one.
 
Thanks for the welcome and advice! If i could get one to eat bloodworms would that be sufficent? Id hate to kill one of these little guys.
 
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I've located several mandarins around Atlanta freely eating prepared foods at LFS's. Most places (in fact, every sponsor LFS I've visited) will gladly feed fish before you purchase. I ALWAYS do that as a safety measure to ensure the fish will eat prepared foods.

I desperately want a madarin, but all my tanks are 28-30 cubes (one even has a 25 gallon sump/fuge) and even though they eat, I still have not bought one. I can't stand the thought of killing one....beautiful fish.
 
See where is says "All Users", type in his name; Treyeleven and select "Send Message via PM"
 
Ill look around for one that will eat, and i need to add a fuge//sump anyways to get some more volume going.
 
I'm not sure this is within forum rules (new guy) but they are sponsors so I guess this is legal:thumbs: Aquarium Showcase had one a while back that was a little piggy. It was in their coral tank, but it was eating (mysis I believe) like crazy. Again, I apologize if plugging for sponsors is a no-no:D
 
jonboyb;258558 wrote: I'm not sure this is within forum rules (new guy) but they are sponsors so I guess this is legal:thumbs: Aquarium Showcase had one a while back that was a little piggy. It was in their coral tank, but it was eating (mysis I believe) like crazy. Again, I apologize if plugging for sponsors is a no-no:D
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no worries....
 
Just want to clarify....I was talking about myslef as the new guy on here....not jayguerreso. My previous reply reads weird:yay:
 
jayguerreso;258536 wrote: Thanks for the welcome and advice! If i could get one to eat bloodworms would that be sufficent? Id hate to kill one of these little guys.
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Blood worms are not a good food source for most SW fish. More of a FW thing!

jonboyb;258541 wrote: I've located several mandarins around Atlanta freely eating prepared foods at LFS's. Most places (in fact, every sponsor LFS I've visited) will gladly feed fish before you purchase. I ALWAYS do that as a safety measure to ensure the fish will eat prepared foods.

I desperately want a madarin, but all my tanks are 28-30 cubes (one even has a 25 gallon sump/fuge) and even though they eat, I still have not bought one. I can't stand the thought of killing one....beautiful fish.
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See the problem with most prepared foods is they are not what is NEEDED. I could feed you nothing but McDonalds for the rest of your life and you would live (it might be a short life but you would live!). Mandarins have very high metabolisms and with that comes the need for high fat and protein foods. Pods are great for that. The fish meal and other crap in prepared foods are just fluff and filler.


jonboyb;258558 wrote: I'm not sure this is within forum rules (new guy) but they are sponsors so I guess this is legal:thumbs: Aquarium Showcase had one a while back that was a little piggy. It was in their coral tank, but it was eating (mysis I believe) like crazy. Again, I apologize if plugging for sponsors is a no-no:D
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No, plug away for a sponsor...
 
I could feed you nothing but McDonalds for the rest of your life and you would live (it might be a short life but you would live!).
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Yeah, but it'd be a short happy life.
 
I must be crazy, or my mandarins are diferent... i have mine on my 90 gls with a 20 gallons fuge, and they are happy.. fat and all over the place.
 
90 is about the smallest tank I would recommend. I had kept one in my 55gal for years but I have pod life out the wazoo due to my set up! My tank breeds Mysid shrimp.
 
My LFS has a 75 gallon display tank and he has 3 mandarins in it (along with other stuff that, by all reasonable standards, would have him way way way overstocked), and they're so fat you'd think they were puffers and all the fish appear happy.
 
These guys eat hundreds every couple days... Not a good idea long term.
 
No go for a 29; Todd and Charlie are dead on!

Adding pods will not work well. That's just a bandaid for an underacheiving situation. I would suggest either a different fish or tank upgrade! :)
 
And then to have to tear it all down again to move out away from the boyfriend! ;) J/K... I love these fish but they are one that EVERYONE tries to get away with but few make it. Best left for your gift to yourself when your new tank is ready (and up for at least 6 months to 1 year!).
 
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