Mandarin Keeper
Reefing newb
I have one male spotted mandarin, in a tank full of algae plants and live rock (no coral) hes the only fish in the tank and I tried introducing a spotted female into the tank over the weekend,
I thought it would be nice to have a pair as its just a mandarin tank without other fish.
(I have another larger tank with much faster tangs clownfish and corals in it)
They fought a bit at first but then ignored each other for two days, but on day 3 I woke up one to the dead female in the tank.
I Just wondered if anyone has any advice about how to introduce a male to a female, I wanted to try again but am nervous about trying and losing another fish.
I could always move it over into the larger tank if they don t get on this time but its not ideal as a long term solution as the other fish I have in there compete for the food so it doesn't get enough nutrients.
I would like some advice on the mating habits of the male and female spotted mandarin too if possible.
I thought it would be nice to have a pair as its just a mandarin tank without other fish.
(I have another larger tank with much faster tangs clownfish and corals in it)
They fought a bit at first but then ignored each other for two days, but on day 3 I woke up one to the dead female in the tank.
I Just wondered if anyone has any advice about how to introduce a male to a female, I wanted to try again but am nervous about trying and losing another fish.
I could always move it over into the larger tank if they don t get on this time but its not ideal as a long term solution as the other fish I have in there compete for the food so it doesn't get enough nutrients.
I would like some advice on the mating habits of the male and female spotted mandarin too if possible.