Mandarin for a 2.5g Pico?

[Alexraptor]

I was thinking of maybe getting a female mandarin for my 2.5g Pico tank, since they don't get quite as big as the males.

Any advice?

 

[fairl80z]

I wouldn't the poor fish would starve to death

 

[CHSUB]

should be fine! any other fish?

 

[Dmorty217]

IF and only IF you can get one eating prepared foods. There is a 0 pod population in a 2.5g tank...

 

[Alexraptor]

should be fine! any other fish?

Well i was thinking of maybe a Dwarf Tang or two?

 

[jbvdhp]

Well i was thinking of maybe a Dwarf Tang or two?

I think you can stick a ribbon eel in with those too.

 

[jraker]

Nice April fools day post

 

[ThRoewer]

Nice April fools day post

+1

A mandarin in a 2.5 gallon would be too small just due to space requirements.
The minimum would be 10 gallon for the space needs of the fish and about 30 1 gallon tigger pod cultures to feed it properly.

 

[Alexraptor]

+1

A mandarin in a 2.5 gallon would be too small just due to space requirements.
The minimum would be 10 gallon for the space needs of the fish and about 30 1 gallon tigger pod cultures to feed it properly.

Actually a 10 gallon will do for fine for sufficient pod production more or less, provided the environment is optimized for it, at least for a female. On that I speak from personal experience.

 

[ThRoewer]

Actually a 10 gallon will do for fine for sufficient pod production more or less, provided the environment is optimized for it, at least for a female. On that I speak from personal experience.

Well, I would assume 99.9% of the people here would not be able to replicate that and had to rely on external pod cultures.

 

[Alexraptor]

Well, I would assume 99.9% of the people here would not be able to replicate that and had to rely on external pod cultures.

99.9% of the people here I imagine want to actually have a proper reef. It's really not at all that difficult and a lot easier than maintaining an SPS reef.