sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
I have a female in my tank. Anyone ever added one of the opposite sex at a later time with success?
Add second Mandarin Dragonette
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yote
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I've heard of it being done and working out.But I've also heard that the established fish killed the new comer.50/50 shot.
dcantucson
Reef pro
Stranger things have happened. Good luck. I have not been successful with two yet.
Sharkie
The Damsel Defender
good luck with it :) just make sure its way bigger or way smaller.... that way theres not a whole huge fight for dominance... it can be done :)
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
I would think that only 2 males or 2 females would fight.
Melosu58
Reef enthusiast
I`m going to go another direction. I`m thinking it would be hard to keep two fed in one of the tanks you have mentioned. I`m assuming that for one to survive in that size tank it must be eating prepared foods. If you did get another make sure you see it eat at the LFS.
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
My MD is eating well, she eats lots of Ocean Nutrition Formula 1 small pellets and orange sushi eggs. I've seen MDs eat bristleworms on occasion also. I have plenty of copepods and amphipods in my tank and no other big pod eaters like damsels or wrasses.
How does the species survive if they even kill the opposite sex?
daugherty
part time reefer
i dont think i would try it in a small tank. because if they decide that they do not like each other one if not both of them are going to die from fighting.
bjohanson1234
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Alot of it is territory. They will allow the oppisite sex to come over and breed but after its done, they best leave.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Yup. They breed and run. And in an aquarium, there's nowhere to run.
I tried to put two mandarins of the opposite sex in my 240. It didn't work. The female (the first one I had) survived, but I never saw the male again. I added him after I had the female for about a year.
I tried to put two mandarins of the opposite sex in my 240. It didn't work. The female (the first one I had) survived, but I never saw the male again. I added him after I had the female for about a year.
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
Yeah, a lot guys do that too. :lol:
