Red vs Green Manderine

[duke1215]

does anyone know how to tell the difference?

 

[schigara]

duke

This is the fish. It called a red scooter blenny but is actually a dragonette.

Red Scooter

 

[pisces9397]

I'm gonna say one is red and the other is green.

 

[just dave]

Sometimes there are color variations in Synchiropus splendidus where the base color is mostly red and they are sold as Red Mandarins.

 

[Mako Shark II]

Here's the little dude (Red Dragonette) I picked up from Dave Schigara:

Green Madrarin's are entirely different critters.
http://www.flippersandfins.net/greenmandarin.htm

 

[Goibot]

I think my tank is ready for one. I inspected my refugeium with a light and it looks like a bunch of real small gnats in there. I got bugs for sure.

I think I want one of the fancy green ones (not the spotted). Now if one of our LFS's would get one in for me

 

[Mako Shark II]

They carry them. Green Mandarins? I've seen them at MemFish & Kermit's Reef.