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My LFS said they'll be receiving them in July.
ORA Mandarin Dragonets!!!!!
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My LFS said they'll be receiving them in July.
Guygettnby
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cool, mine have no clue they even exsist.... i have asked like 4-5 stores and all of them say they will look into them now.
Ebn
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Same way as the rest of the tank. Pellets from 2 autofeeders (8x a day feeding) plus a few extra feedings when I get home; hopefully it'll work.
zachfishman
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That's how I go with all my corals (aquacultured or frags only). However I can't make the 100% leap for fish; love tangs too much.
cwegescheide
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I saw these baby manderins at a pet expo in Orlando about a month ago. They had a solana full of them at the ORA booth. Cudos to ORA for pulling this off.. Cute little buggars.. I'll definatley have one (or two) in my tank for sure. Gorgeous fish. I have a feeling there is going to be a list a mile long for these.
SaltwaterAdict
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Cb/wc
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That's awesome ORA is captive breeding mandarin dragonets! Let's be realistic about the feeding requirements, sure it's good for a mandarin to accept pellets, but they need the core of their diet from amphipods n copepods. I have a green spotted n a psychedelic mandarin wild caught they haven't touched pellets/frozen n have doubled in size. As long as u have a fuge streaming with pods, n approx 50lbs LR per dragonet u'll easily be able to support them. They are so beautiful n have lots of personality, one of my favorite fish.
Cb/wc
That's awesome ORA is captive breeding mandarin dragonets! Let's be realistic about the feeding requirements, sure it's good for a mandarin to accept pellets, but they need the core of their diet from amphipods n copepods. I have a green spotted n a psychedelic mandarin wild caught they haven't touched pellets/frozen n have doubled in size. As long as u have a fuge streaming with pods, n approx 50lbs LR per dragonet u'll easily be able to support them. They are so beautiful n have lots of personality, one of my favorite fish.
which one ? pm me if jl is not allowed on this forum
muttley000
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Will this change the minimum tank size requirements for these? Not having to have a large pod population seems like you could put one in 30 gallons. What do you all think?
Laddy
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Here we arrive at the duality of the hobby.....yet again :wavehand:
It's not at all complicated to keep some of these "hard to keep fish" if you taylor your tank accordingly.
Example(s):
I've seen a half a dozen dragonets in a 30g tank.......still going.
I've seen a fat Moorish Idol......still alive.
and
A tank "copperband proof"..........still 'proof' :strooper:
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Take the time, if you REALLY want a certain fish, do the research and set up an ENTIRE tank to that fish. The dragonet tank I described was at another hobbyist home where he dedicated an entire 55g fuge--ELEVATED ABOVE THE 30G TANk--to drain down into the tank. The moorish idol tank I saw was @ a wholesaler who replaced new LR in the tank every few days (lots of sponges and dirty little creatures to consume)....and the CB tank was at a friends house who converted a low profile tank (frag tank....before they were called frag tanks:frog
.....you've never seen CBs swim so fast!
My point being, if you want a dragonet, they're entirely possible to keep...........just don't see a "must have" wrasse a few months down the road and introduce a competetor into the mix.
PS: I think it's great ORA is starting to make a market in captive bred dragonets.......and I'm not a huge ORA fan to be honest with you.
It's not at all complicated to keep some of these "hard to keep fish" if you taylor your tank accordingly.
Example(s):
I've seen a half a dozen dragonets in a 30g tank.......still going.
I've seen a fat Moorish Idol......still alive.
and
A tank "copperband proof"..........still 'proof' :strooper:
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Take the time, if you REALLY want a certain fish, do the research and set up an ENTIRE tank to that fish. The dragonet tank I described was at another hobbyist home where he dedicated an entire 55g fuge--ELEVATED ABOVE THE 30G TANk--to drain down into the tank. The moorish idol tank I saw was @ a wholesaler who replaced new LR in the tank every few days (lots of sponges and dirty little creatures to consume)....and the CB tank was at a friends house who converted a low profile tank (frag tank....before they were called frag tanks:frog
.....you've never seen CBs swim so fast!My point being, if you want a dragonet, they're entirely possible to keep...........just don't see a "must have" wrasse a few months down the road and introduce a competetor into the mix.
PS: I think it's great ORA is starting to make a market in captive bred dragonets.......and I'm not a huge ORA fan to be honest with you.
velvetelvis
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Here we arrive at the duality of the hobby.....yet again :wavehand:
It's not at all complicated to keep some of these "hard to keep fish" if you taylor your tank accordingly.
Example(s):
I've seen a half a dozen dragonets in a 30g tank.......still going.
I've seen a fat Moorish Idol......still alive.
and
A tank "copperband proof"..........still 'proof' :strooper:
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Take the time, if you REALLY want a certain fish, do the research and set up an ENTIRE tank to that fish. The dragonet tank I described was at another hobbyist home where he dedicated an entire 55g fuge--ELEVATED ABOVE THE 30G TANk--to drain down into the tank. The moorish idol tank I saw was @ a wholesaler who replaced new LR in the tank every few days (lots of sponges and dirty little creatures to consume)....and the CB tank was at a friends house who converted a low profile tank (frag tank....before they were called frag tanks:frog
My point being, if you want a dragonet, they're entirely possible to keep...........just don't see a "must have" wrasse a few months down the road and introduce a competetor into the mix.
PS: I think it's great ORA is starting to make a market in captive bred dragonets.......and I'm not a huge ORA fan to be honest with you.
The problem is, most aquarists don't have that level of dedication when it comes to keeping delicate, difficult species. I know it's more than I would be willing to take on. And for every hobbyist who's responsible enough to go to those lengths and ensure that the dragonet/Moorish idol/copperband/whatever has its needs met, there are countless others who will get the fish on a whim, realize it's beginning to starve, and then ask for help--too late. Too many people don't do any research before buying fish (I've been guilty of it too), and too many retailers are willing to sell the wrong fish to the wrong customer, just as long as they make that profit.
romsoccer12
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Anyone mind getting a real picture? Im very curious on wether they are less colorfull than the WC mandarins.
joejoe1055
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still not listed on LA
velvetelvis
Active member
I don't know if they're going to be listed on LA. I did get confirmation from Diver's Den (their WYSIWYG store) that they're going to be offering them on DD.
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