mandarin dragonet

[lauterbrunnen]

Hi Folks,

Our favorite fish in our 4ft tank is a male green mandarin dragonet. It's been with us for a year now and seems very happy. Now we are wondering if it is possible to add in a female mandarin so he will have a playmate. I have a 3 ft sump full of chaeto with pods, etc so I believe there will be enough food for 2 mandarins. Anyone added a second mandarin after a while can please share their experience?

Thanks.

[adrian_ych]

I think they are in stock at aquamarine....

[LittleBurger]

Hi Folks,

Our favorite fish in our 4ft tank is a male green mandarin dragonet. It's been with us for a year now and seems very happy. Now we are wondering if it is possible to add in a female mandarin so he will have a playmate. I have a 3 ft sump full of chaeto with pods, etc so I believe there will be enough food for 2 mandarins. Anyone added a second mandarin after a while can please share their experience?

Thanks.

should be ok. mine is 3x3x2 with a sump. i added a pair in together. been a few mths now.

u need to observe their stomach to see if they r full, esp yr current male. if after u add the female n u see tat the male stomach has sunken then not enough food. high chance it will perish.

Also need to take note if u have any wrasse or any pods competitor.

[lauterbrunnen]

yeah i went ahead and bought another mandarin.. so far so good they are both fat and healthy but not pairing :-(

[blusafe]

I got one female, one male at Aquamarine about three weeks ago. There are big ones at Coral Farm as of last week.

Both of mine are happy and fat, but they love to hide! Also, they are PRONE TO ICH. They brought the stuff into my tank and now I have quarantined one yellow tang, one algae blenny, and five ocellaris. I have completed four tank transfers at 48 hrs each and believe the ich is gone from the QT fish. They will be QT for at least another three weeks. As for the mandarins, I need to find a live, constant food source so I can QT. I will use high and dry method to catch them, feed baby brine shrimp, then train to eat frozen foods then maybe pellets. I will tank transfer them as well. The display will go fallow six weeks...

LESSON HERE - MANDARINS CAN AND DO GET SICK

[lauterbrunnen]

yeah i went ahead and bought another mandarin.. so far so good they are both fat and healthy but not pairing :-(

very happy to report that after 6 months.. they are paired now and doing the mandarin dance during moonlight.

[Becken]

Bro i got one in my tank and tend to get one to become pair. How to different sharp male or female.Thank You.

[cutebarra77]

Bro i got one in my tank and tend to get one to become pair. How to different sharp male or female.Thank You.

Males have extra-elongated first dorsal spine. females dun.

always get a male bigger than the female.

[Becken]

Any pictures to show. Bro

[cutebarra77]

Any pictures to show. Bro

I'm sure u can get them by asking Mr Google image...

[Marvin Wang]

Any pictures to show. Bro

Just happen to caught mine moondancing .

Top is the male with elongated thingy.

Bottom is the female without it