Have not had success with Mandarin Goby in established Reef tank

"Timothy Tom" wrote in message
Have others had long-term success with Mandarins.
They are indeed unusual and beautiful fish, and I would love to be
able to keep one happy and healthy.



Have you supplemented your pod population lately?
Many/most Mandarins eat nothing but live pods and if your system is depleted
(or never grew many to begin with for some reason) then you need to buy
some.
Perhaps your first Mandarin wiped them all out?
And having a refugium where pods can multiply without predation can help
insure that you don't run out over and over.

Many places to buy pods-
Try:
http://www.floridapets.com/
http://www.ipsf.com/
http://www.aquaculturestore.com/swinverts.html
http://billsreef.safeshopper.com/
http://www.copepod.com/



--
Toni
http://www.cearbhaill.com/reef.htm

I do indeed see pods. I can see them in my sump, and whenever I wipe
the inside of my overflow box, there are multiple pods.

I do indeed see pods. I can see them in my sump, and whenever I wipe
the inside of my overflow box, there are multiple pods.

seeing "pos" means little

define "pods"

give a good description of all of the different ones you find. or post pics

give general shape, coloring and where you found them in relation to a surface, what
surface and amount of light where you found them.



--
Richard Reynolds

give a good description of all of the different ones you find. or post
pics

give general shape, coloring and where you found them in relation to a
surface, what
surface and amount of light where you found them.


Tim, I just stumbled on this article that might help you do just what
Richard suggested.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-08/rs/index.htm
hth

I am eagerly following this thread =)

~Mort

Here's another one. Rather basic but it might help...

http://www.reefcentral.com/modules.p...showpage&pid=3

~Mort

Yes I actually did come across the article by Shimek. What I have
seen in some abundance are amphipods. But then again, that is not to
say that some of the other organisms that are mentioned in his article
are not present, I just have not noticed them in the same abundance.

Does anyone know the "specific" pods that a mandarin preys on?

~Mort

"Timothy Tom" wrote in message
om...
Yes I actually did come across the article by Shimek. What I have
seen in some abundance are amphipods. But then again, that is not to
say that some of the other organisms that are mentioned in his article
are not present, I just have not noticed them in the same abundance.