Blue Mandarins

[VJ&POOPS]

Blue Mandarins size: 4", I have 3 available $20 each. They are currently in bucket, I did not put them in my tank (still working some kinks out), however fish are healthy. I can't keep them in the bucket for long....if interested post and call me 646-330-8722, can pick today before 6:30pm or arrange for Sat or Sun pickup, on Sunday my tank will be fully functional and I will place the fish in my tank, don't want to have take them out again.....

Rudy

sorry no pics......

 

[Deanos]

Stock Image

 

[inkblue]

po0ps, g0t piCz :scratchch :usa1: :afro:

 

[Deanos]

po0ps, g0t piCz :scratchch :usa1: :afro:

Previously posted:

sorry no pics......

 

[inkblue]

soRry... i haVe join'd tHe cLub of "not reading poSts thorouGhLy"

 

[VJ&POOPS]

Hi, the blue mandarin is also called dragonette

 

[scarf_ace1981]

do these eat prepared foods?

 

[DRZL]

99% dont, they only eat live pods, and unless you have big tank w/ a LOT of pods (self-sustaining population) dont get it.

These fish die by the thousands every year of starvation, and are actually one of the worst beginner fish, not trying to ruin a sale, just saving a little guy's life

 

[ctxmonitor]

99% dont, they only eat live pods, and unless you have big tank w/ a LOT of pods (self-sustaining population) dont get it.

These fish die by the thousands every year of starvation, and are actually one of the worst beginner fish, not trying to ruin a sale, just saving a little guy's life

I think it too late for that now. Its in a bucket waiting to be pick up as Rudy say.

 

[ezee]

VJ&POOPS,

I was just about to say, I don't know if you should add three to your system. If your sale does not go through maybe you could think of another alternative? Just a thought.

E

 

[VJ&POOPS]

2 for sale now, keeping one, quite true they don't eat easily, however they prefer live food....BTW I have them in my tank, the bucket wasn't a good thing

 

[griMReefer]

i sure hope they go to large, established reef tanks or tank with a refugium! good luck! the ones at the brooklyn aquarium look fat and healthy. i wonder what they feed them? i've heard you can coax them into feeding brine shrimp but they have to be trained because they are used to picking such critters off the substrate or huvvering right over the substrate rather than brine shrimp dancing around midlevel.

good luck.

 

[nycmat]

where in queens?

 

[jhale]

anybody who thinks they want to keep a mandarin better do the research first, this article by melev is a good start.

http://www.melevsreef.com/mandarin_care.html

 

[inline6]

Ditto on JH said, at 4" that madarin fish will require quite a bit of live food.

 

[VJ&POOPS]

This thread has been discontinued.

Thanks