mandarin questions

[iku]

hm.. guys!! what if its a 46 gallon, but with a 12 gallon sump/fuge? (around.. 60 poundes of lr in total) would it be able to sustain 1 or maybe a pair of mandarins?

 

[jasutton]

even a 46 i wouldnt try, unless they eat prepared food. For what its worth, try cyclopeeze (the frozen) i have even gotten pipefish to eat that stuff, it's amazing. Also, becareful if you have more agressive eaters in the tank...the mandarins are pretty nonchalant when it comes to dinner.

good luck

 

[Chad Vossen]

get 80 watts pc or more and your good to go with a wide selection of corals.

gobies are great for small tanks, depending on the goby of course. mandarins are not gobys but dragonets.

some clownfish can live in 12 gallon tanks.

alot of damsels are available and do good in small tanks, multiples of less agressive species or 1 of the much more agressive kinds.

royal gramma does alright in the nano tanks.

firefish, firegoby, do good in any tank, but i recomend a lid for these guys, as i found my guy dried up behind the tank...

many interesting inverts that do well in small tanks, starfish are generaly not a great idea though. neither are flame scallops.

most marine fish can become agressive and fight for space, best to have alot of live rock and hiding space and most importantly IMO is to add all fish at the same time OR rearrange the rocks each time a new fish is added. (i almost lost my royal gramma due to this mistake, blue damsel and false perc can get nasty!)

 

[Ryanqk]

My green mandarin has been living for almost a year in my 30gl, but i keep a large population on copepodes and i have a refugium dedicated to raising a massive supply. Unless you want such a nice fish to die, dont put them in anything smaller than 30gl and be prepared to raise copepods in a nano to support him if it comes down to it.

 

[Zero-2-Sixty]

ive heard of them kept in a tank as small as a 29g, but if theres even a question in your mind that concerns your fishes mortality, air on the side of caution.