reeffreak
Reef pro
Biff,I guarantee you with the amount of live rock you have...a mandarin that is not eating frozen will live in your system.Get one.
Mandarin Goby @ 6 months ?
- Thread starter kevinsimons
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Bifferwine
I am a girl
I want one. But not right now. Later. I still have a bunch of anthias that are on backorder!
kevinsimons
Reefing newb
Good news - he chowed on a chunk of prime reef that was injected in his general direction using the trusty turkey baster...
reeffreak
Reef pro
Good news Kevin,it now has a better chance of surviving.
Doc
I don't work for anybody
good luck
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kevinsimons
Reefing newb
...and now he has ick... :frustrat:
Bifferwine
I am a girl
That sucks big time. I hope he gets over it.
reeffreak
Reef pro
I didn't even knew mandarins get Ich.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Why wouldn't they?
reeffreak
Reef pro
I thought I read it somewhere,can't remember?Something to do with there scales or lack of scales.Maybe they were immune.I had Ich quite a few times and the Mandarins never got it,ever.
Doc
I don't work for anybody
tough break. make sure it is eating and you might be OK. Otherwise, it is a funeral
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Alexander
Reef enthusiast
with a curbside plastic bag funeral procession doc? smell what im steppin in?
Doc
I don't work for anybody
HA, yeah. I am a fan of the porcelin send-off
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yote
In Memoriam
On a mandrine,it most likely flukes instead of ick.Just give em time,he should get over it.
kevinsimons
Reefing newb
Well, whatever (flukes or ich) seems to be clearing up. He's active, and seems to be grazing on the unidentified brown things (biff says they're pods, the LFS says maybe baby snails...). Haven't seen him eat frozen since the previous post, but he's so damn reclusive during feeding time that I can't see what he's doing. I just squirt some of the frozen food back by him and hope for the best.
Doc
I don't work for anybody
good luck with him
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DavidA717
Soon to be Reef Expert
yeah good luck, hope he does well
kevinsimons
Reefing newb
Thought you'd all enjoy an update - the mandarin is still alive, doesn't appear to be wasting - grazes pretty steadily through the day - and if those little brown critters on the glass are pods (and I suspect they are) that must be what he's eating. There are still plenty of them around (very evident 3 days after glass cleaning) so I think this may work out after all... he is one beautiful animal...
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Good to hear he took a turn for the better. Post some pics if you can!
Doc
I don't work for anybody
great luck. Post up some pics
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