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CHEMCHEF · 07-31-2008, 01:25 AM

Thanks everybody for the advice. i am going to kep him for a while and se what happens. hes eating all the time and although i am new to this whole reef thing, i have had fresh water tanks for 30 years and this fish is eating and content.
i am wondering since somebody mentioned it if roe is a possibility because being a chef i have alot of acces to unproccesed roe ie lobster and cod. also wondering if other fish would eat it.

h20 freak · 07-31-2008, 01:52 AM

You should enrich the diet with selcon and garlic for good measure.

boardryder · 07-31-2008, 01:56 AM

I agree they are very picky and difficult to keep, but if you can get them eating prepared foods and have the patience to spend the extra time feeding them I see no problems. If that is.

I've had a scooter blenny in my 46G and he has doing very well for 5 months now. I initially started with live brine to entice him to the frozen foods which worked very well. Frozen shrimp is about all he'll eat other than the pods. Tried pellets and flake with no luck. I feed him brine a lot and soak it in selecon for the nutrition since brine alone isn't very nutritious.

CHEMCHEF · 07-31-2008, 02:11 AM

i am also feeding the tank cyclopeeze 2 to 3 times a week
marine snow, and bought a bottle of pods. thinkng about a small refugium 5 gal or so..
ive only been doing this about 3 months.
i have about 6 corals mushrooms xenia feather dusters. so its safe to say i got the bug baad man.
im sure the 72 bowfront with 2 oscars and a pacu in it (yeh my wife likes pacus) 8 mo. old time to give him a bettr home. im sure that will be a reef by xmas
what about roe is it good to feed the tank?

thanks

**KathyC** · 07-31-2008, 02:36 AM

Just be sure you are keeping up with lots of water changes..you are adding a lot of 'small' food in there and it can foul your water quickly especially in a 24g tank

I like the way your wife thinks

Love my reef tanks but I have my Oscars now for 7 years..they're my babies

Aqua Pro Builder · 07-31-2008, 04:15 AM

roe is good but watch your water parameters though, uneaten ones will qickly fouls your water plus you already ading a lot food in the first place.

If you are keeping your 72G FW, I may have couple parrot fish free for you. I am breaking down my FW 150G.

e.muehlbauer · 07-31-2008, 12:54 PM

I my experience, you can't "get" a mandarin to eat foods of convenience....every now and then, you get one that will eat mysis, brine shrimp, etc...I even had one that ate frozen Formula 2. But the majority of them will ignore anything other than pods...they just pick the rocks and sift the sand all day. My sandbed is loaded with tiny worms...but mandarins will spit them out along with the sifted sand. Also, keep in mind a mandarin's tank mates....small wrasses and gobies will eat the same foods, and outcompete them.

**jhale** · 07-31-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CHEMCHEF


	what about roe is it good to feed the tank? thanks

the fresh roe is great, I'm sure you use that. the packaged stuff that is preserved I would not use.

**jhale** · 07-31-2008, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CHEMCHEF


	e being a chef i have alot of acces to unproccesed roe ie lobster and cod. also wondering if other fish would eat it.

if you can get uni/urchin try that as well, mix it in with the other food, my fish loved it.

as a chef you can make your own mixed fish food that would blow away anything else you could buy in the stores. people take all kinds of fish, shell fish, and other fresh ingredients to make there own frozen fish food.
As Kathy said just be careful how much you feed in a small tank.

CHEMCHEF · 07-31-2008, 06:51 PM

I knoe i feed the tank alot but i do 20% water changes religously every monday (easy to remember only day off) and im sure i will slow it down eventually. the only other fish in the tank is a gold stripe maroon clown (thanks to Ryan @ A.A. great fish) He reminds me of an oscar in his behavior.
I also aquired another bottle of copepods today, so i will add them tonight after the lights go out.
I have been turning off the pumps when i add them, is this the right thing to do.
As for uni or urchin roe (very rare for me) mostly lobster, salmon, and paddlefish, All Unproccesed
I am going to start prepareing different recipes of frozen goodies. i will keep MR. posted if I discover anything good.
This site has been alot of help
thanks

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KathyC Rafflemeister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Barnum Island Posts: 4,711 Reefer Ratings: (80) Friends: (53)	Just be sure you are keeping up with lots of water changes..you are adding a lot of 'small' food in there and it can foul your water quickly especially in a 24g tank I like the way your wife thinks Love my reef tanks but I have my Oscars now for 7 years..they're my babies __________________ Don't just treat the symptom, remedy the cause!

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Aqua Pro Builder Vendor Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Flushing NY 11355 Posts: 4,742 Reefer Ratings: (75) Friends: (22)	roe is good but watch your water parameters though, uneaten ones will qickly fouls your water plus you already ading a lot food in the first place. If you are keeping your 72G FW, I may have couple parrot fish free for you. I am breaking down my FW 150G. __________________ Wingo's LED Aquarium Main Light Fixtures, Retrofits n Pleasing Moon Light 350G Round Custom Built Motorized Tank My projects http://AquaproBuilder.SUNSUN-USA.com Email WingoAgency@yahoo.com 347 739 2411 My forum in MR my DBTC offers LEDs for Aquarium, Custom Tanks and Maintenance Last edited by Aqua Pro Builder; 07-31-2008 at 04:37 PM.

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07-31-2008, 01:25 AM	#11
CHEMCHEF I Cook Fish Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: westbury ny Posts: 444 Reefer Ratings: (7) Friends: (12)	Thanks everybody for the advice. i am going to kep him for a while and se what happens. hes eating all the time and although i am new to this whole reef thing, i have had fresh water tanks for 30 years and this fish is eating and content. i am wondering since somebody mentioned it if roe is a possibility because being a chef i have alot of acces to unproccesed roe ie lobster and cod. also wondering if other fish would eat it.

07-31-2008, 01:56 AM	#13
boardryder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CT Posts: 258 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (0)	I agree they are very picky and difficult to keep, but if you can get them eating prepared foods and have the patience to spend the extra time feeding them I see no problems. If that is. I've had a scooter blenny in my 46G and he has doing very well for 5 months now. I initially started with live brine to entice him to the frozen foods which worked very well. Frozen shrimp is about all he'll eat other than the pods. Tried pellets and flake with no luck. I feed him brine a lot and soak it in selecon for the nutrition since brine alone isn't very nutritious.

07-31-2008, 02:11 AM	#14
CHEMCHEF I Cook Fish Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: westbury ny Posts: 444 Reefer Ratings: (7) Friends: (12)	i am also feeding the tank cyclopeeze 2 to 3 times a week marine snow, and bought a bottle of pods. thinkng about a small refugium 5 gal or so.. ive only been doing this about 3 months. i have about 6 corals mushrooms xenia feather dusters. so its safe to say i got the bug baad man. im sure the 72 bowfront with 2 oscars and a pacu in it (yeh my wife likes pacus) 8 mo. old time to give him a bettr home. im sure that will be a reef by xmas what about roe is it good to feed the tank? thanks

07-31-2008, 12:54 PM	#17
e.muehlbauer Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Rego Park, Queens Posts: 315 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	I my experience, you can't "get" a mandarin to eat foods of convenience....every now and then, you get one that will eat mysis, brine shrimp, etc...I even had one that ate frozen Formula 2. But the majority of them will ignore anything other than pods...they just pick the rocks and sift the sand all day. My sandbed is loaded with tiny worms...but mandarins will spit them out along with the sifted sand. Also, keep in mind a mandarin's tank mates....small wrasses and gobies will eat the same foods, and outcompete them.