Mandarin and scooter

[BucNtears]

Mixing Dragonets'
Had an impulse buy and picked up a scooter.
Will the scooter and the mandarin{spotted} be able to co-exist inside my 75 gallon reef.
Thanks

 

[BucNtears]

Anyone ... Come on guys and gals

 

[AIMFish]

I would worry more about keeping both of them fed than potential aggression problems.

 

[BucNtears]

I was afrid of that.The tanks been setup for since last Oct.
Should I still worry?

 

[mark97r6]

Only time will tell in regard to feeding, though you can supply the tank with live pods if you think the tank may struggle.c Or have you considered adding a fuge? This would help a great deal.

Regarding them co-exsisting, i have a pair of each in my tank and never had a problem. They shouldnt see each other as a threat.

HTH
Mark

 

[BucNtears]

Well the tanks a 75 galln with a 30 long refuge/sump.I've checked the tank with the lights off and I cann see things darting all over the place in the hundreds,Also the fuge has much of the same.
I also setup a bowl with pods that I've had breeding for weeks.Every couple of days I add a turkey baster load to the tank...
Any more input as to what I'm doing.
Thanks............

 

[snorvich]

No conflict between a scooter blenny and a mandarin. They do, in fact, eat the same type of copepod. However if the tank is fully loaded with copepods it should not be a problem. Live rock coupled with a refugium should be adequate if the tank is greater than six months old. If you ever decide to add a second mandarin be SURE it is the opposite sex.

 

[BucNtears]

It was an impulse buy {scooter} now I'd feel bad to take him back.So he's gonna stay for awhile.

 

[Sk8r]

You can get supplemental copepods by mailorder---I do, since I have a mandarin, two firefish, and a ywg that compete for them. I'm trying to figure out how to make a refugium I can get between my corner tank and the wall, which I think is the best answer.

 

[BucNtears]

I've got a bowl thats set beside the main tank.All I do is put some water from the main tank into everyday.Then every week I'll pull some out of the bowl and put into the main.
Thats til I set something else up.