mandarin?

[kaiboshi]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with keeping more than one mandarin in a single tank. I've heard that they don't do so hot with conspecifics but my green mandarin(male) is as docile as can be. I was thinking of adding a spotted mandarin to my tank (75 gal, established fowlr with stocked refugium, all small docile inhabitants) but I'd rather not be inviting any problems in terms of agression. I know about the feeding issues with mandarins, mine eats frozen blood worms though so I don't THINK that will be an issue.

Let me know what you think.

 

[padi200]

I am not saying nobody has done it, but it usually does NOT work.
For one, they eat the pods way too fast and there is not usually enough for two.

Sorry to say it because they are some of the most beautiful fish and I would love to have two if I could!

 

[PoukieBear]

a 75 gallon is too small to house tow mandarins together. They will be territorial in that size of a tank.

 

[ser_renely]

big tank

 

[snorvich]

There is not enough food for two. In addition, if you have two males, which is likely, they will fight.