How to keep Dragonet/ Scotter Blenny alive?

[Reefahholic]

My Cheato and Pods are on the way, but I need to feed these two I have something in the mean time. They were skinny when I bought them. Besides, both are in QT with copper and I don't think the pods will survive in copper. Not sure. Any suggestions?

 

[Newsmyrna80]

You could try caviar eggs, cyclopeeze or bottled pods. I used tank transfer with my mandarin so I could continue feeding him bottled pods. Now he eats mysis right from the turkey baster

 

[geckoejon]

is this a new tank or just looking to feed while in qt?

i did not quarantine mine. my mandarin was already eating frozen food when i bought her. she eats nutramar ova. you might give it a try! every time i turn off the pumps, she swims to a little cave. while the other fish are eating, i use the baster to spray her food in the cave :0) cool stuff!!!

 

[Reefahholic]

You could try caviar eggs, cyclopeeze or bottled pods. I used tank transfer with my mandarin so I could continue feeding him bottled pods. Now he eats mysis right from the turkey baster

man that's awesome. I hope mine will do that soon.

I'll try what you recommended.

 

[Reefahholic]

is this a new tank or just looking to feed while in qt?

i did not quarantine mine. my mandarin was already eating frozen food when i bought her. she eats nutramar ova. you might give it a try! every time i turn off the pumps, she swims to a little cave. while the other fish are eating, i use the baster to spray her food in the cave :0) cool stuff!!!

just looking to feed while in qt.

tank has been up and running.

Do dragonet's get ICH or what???

 

[Newsmyrna80]

Although somewhat resistant they can get ich. If he is not exhibiting any symptoms I would do tank transfer on the mandarin then put him in a QT with pods and monitor him. Due to a similar situation last year I set up a "pod bucket" to always have clean pods on hand. I put water, some live rock rubble and chaeto in a 5 gallon bucket with an air stone and a clamp on light....essentially an external refugium.