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Hi all!
I was at Emerald Bay tonight with a buddy of mine just getting out and over their way since gas has come down and I saw her. A cute little female mandarin. I got excited because I have a long term goal of wanting to breed them (its already been done, although its not an easy task... again, long term goal
). I had Chris put some brine in and she went to town on them, which to me was at least a good sign she'd probably eat frozen. I mean, she got EXCITED and ate about 4! And she's tiny!
So I got a great deal on her (thanks Chris!) and brought her home. I acclimated her for about 30-45 minutes and put her in. She sat on the sand for a little bit and then my male mandarin finally came around. He got all excited, stuck his fun up, fluffed himself out, and just in general showed off. Apparently it worked as she has been following him around the tank everywhere he goes and if she stops for too long he comes back to her.
Here are a few pics I grabbed. They're not great, but they get the point across.
Needless to say, she's a bit younger than he is. I'm sure they'll grow well together, though. Now to see if she'll eat frozen... I have a feeling she will. If not, I'll probably try a breeder net and letting her take her time feeding. I've heard some people have had really good success with that procedure.
Just thought I'd share!
Brandon
I was at Emerald Bay tonight with a buddy of mine just getting out and over their way since gas has come down and I saw her. A cute little female mandarin. I got excited because I have a long term goal of wanting to breed them (its already been done, although its not an easy task... again, long term goal
). I had Chris put some brine in and she went to town on them, which to me was at least a good sign she'd probably eat frozen. I mean, she got EXCITED and ate about 4! And she's tiny!So I got a great deal on her (thanks Chris!) and brought her home. I acclimated her for about 30-45 minutes and put her in. She sat on the sand for a little bit and then my male mandarin finally came around. He got all excited, stuck his fun up, fluffed himself out, and just in general showed off. Apparently it worked as she has been following him around the tank everywhere he goes and if she stops for too long he comes back to her.
Here are a few pics I grabbed. They're not great, but they get the point across.
Needless to say, she's a bit younger than he is.
I'm sure they'll grow well together, though. Now to see if she'll eat frozen... I have a feeling she will. If not, I'll probably try a breeder net and letting her take her time feeding. I've heard some people have had really good success with that procedure.Just thought I'd share!
Brandon
