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Mandarin Gobies / Dragonettes

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Topic: Mandarin Gobies / Dragonettes

Posted By: Ryan Willden
Subject: Mandarin Gobies / Dragonettes
Date Posted: September 10 2002 at 11:04am

I am interested in input on accommodating Mandarin gobies in a 55 Gallon reef tank. I have done research on these fish, but would like any personal experiences with members here in Utah, on keeping them.

I have had the tank set up for over a year now. It is full of small crustaceans on which it may feed. There is also a thrivinf refugium which I am hoping will add to the live food for which it may feed.

Any comments are appreciated.

Ryan

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Posted By: WhiteReef
Date Posted: September 10 2002 at 11:47am

I don't know about the dragonettes, but I have a green spotted Mandrin that has been with me for about 2 1/2 years. The key to keeping them alive is to have an abundance of live rock and or breeding places for copepods and amphopods to flurish. My tank is a 75 gallon with about 75lbs of live rock. I also have an algae patch that grows and helps to promot the growth of the food my mandrin loves to eat. Currently my mandrin is as fat as fat can be because of an abundance of food.

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Richard

Former 47G Column Reef, Magna
20" x 18" x 31"H

Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: September 10 2002 at 5:42pm

WhiteReef made some good comments. The key to them (from our clubs experience) is that live microvertebrates are necessary. So, a DEEP SAND bed is often the best thing. Add to this a healthy refugium, and algae growing in the main tank, and you are set.

Fewer fish also helps, so that their is more food for the mandarin. I guess the thing to remember is that they will slowly starve, if there are other fish to compete with. You need to have many copepods and amphipods.

Adam

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Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: September 12 2002 at 12:18pm

I agree with Adam. Unless your tank has been established for a long time and your are succefully growing a large number of cope, iso, amph-pods.

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