Blazer88
Premium Member
My wife has always been interested in a Mandarin and we made a trip to the LFS last weekend. They had one but said they should only be in tanks a minimum of 120 gallons to have the proper pod population to sustain it since very few take frozen food. How valid of a statement was this? I admire the fact they have the best intentions for the fish but wanted to check the validity of their statement for the minimum tank size. My 65 gallon has plenty of pods in there that I can see but I know my Copperband constantly hunts them down and would compete for food (though he also takes frozen Mysis). Should I wait until I find one that is eating frozen to make sure he would eat once the pods are depleted? Any advice is appreciated, thanks.
-Rick
-Rick