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April 12th, 2008, 12:54 AM
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Re: I know everyone says it's a fish NOT to get, but what if....
You can shake off the rocks or macroalgae into your display tank, pods will fall out.
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April 14th, 2008, 11:12 PM
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Re: I know everyone says it's a fish NOT to get, but what if....
I have a copy of the "Culturer's Bible" titled Plankton Culture manual. It is the manual sold by and printed just for Florida Aqua Farms. They are the countries leading producers of plankton cultures, and equipment for same. The section on Copepod culture is only 11 pages, so if any body is interested, it should scan easily enough I could send it as an attachment to an email. I do not have an OCR program so I can not copy it to a text file, only a picture file. However, I do not think they would like be openly posting it on an online forum.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development
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April 15th, 2008, 12:11 AM
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Re: I know everyone says it's a fish NOT to get, but what if....
I have to say, I got a dragonet very eairly in my tanks life and was told "it will look prety for a wile but it'll just die off".
Well I'v had it for a wile now and it's looking great! I'v never seen a copepod in my tank so I really don't know where it's finding them or if it's decided to eat something els. I figured maby my manderine has A.D.D and just forgets what he's hunting for so he eats what ever he wants. Current Aquarium(s) Description: 20 gallon reef Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: about a year
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April 15th, 2008, 01:13 AM
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Re: I know everyone says it's a fish NOT to get, but what if....
Success with mandarins isn't measured in a few weeks or even a few months in captivity.It take up to six months or even more before they starve to death.If you had the mandarin over a year then that would be considered ''success''.
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April 15th, 2008, 11:51 PM
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Re: I know everyone says it's a fish NOT to get, but what if....
So I went to the lfs today to pick up my mandarin. They had been holding him for a couple weeks for me, so, I thought I'd bring him home. They had 4 last week. I went in and asked how the mandarins were doing; "not good-they are dead" was my reply.
So, I came home with a firefish and a bicolor blenny  Much safer choices I think. Current Aquarium(s) Description: *55 Gallon Reef Tank, *33 Gallon Freshwater Yellow Lab Cichlid Tank, *20 Gallon looking for ideas Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: One Year
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April 17th, 2008, 12:30 AM
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Re: I know everyone says it's a fish NOT to get, but what if....
As long as you used live sand you will be fine. I purchased a scooter blenny, which has the same difficulty and eating habits and has been alive in my 35 gallon for about 8 months, then moved over to a brand new 90 gallon after only a 1 month worth of running and has been alive and kicking for about 3 months now. No problems.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 Gallon Reef with 30 Gallon Sump/Refugium Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 years
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April 19th, 2008, 09:59 AM
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Re: I know everyone says it's a fish NOT to get, but what if....
Place some rubble piles in your tank for pods and feed the pods phytoplankton and success with mandarins will go up. Also place some of your rock to provide caves and canyons a mandarin can fit into but not your other fish. Mandarins do not mind swimming backwards to get out of holes and such. Most other fish are pretty paranoid about going into openings they can not quickly exit.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120g SPS Mother Colony Tank, 40 g sump, back wall overflows, 2 closed loop circulation circuits 59X Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 35 years in marine aquarium trade and managing LFS's, 10 years with coral. Other Intrests: Coral Propagation, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cabinetry, and Reef Systems Development
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