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Red Ruby Dragonette (Successes and Failures)


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There have been so much hype and buzz with this fish after shipments landed in SG recently.

But really, how easy and/or difficult is it to keep them in captivity in SG?

My understanding is that they are similar to Green mandarins which means they thrive in tanks with ample supply of pods.

Maybe the owners of this beautiful fish can share the hits and misses so that we can all learn and take good care of them.

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They are indeed the same as Mandarin. One piece should be kept in at least a 50g tank. This should provide sufficient pods if it doesn't want to feed on frozen. Best if u can train to feed frozen but it's pretty much based on luck.

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ruby red captive requirements are similar to scooter blennies.

the genus Synchiropus are divided between the scooters and the mandarins.

scooters are generally easier to feed and will learn to eat mysis and other frozen foods much easier than mandarins.

i have a spawning pair of ruby red that eat pellets and mysis. however i don't intentionally feed them. they survive only on pods in my tank and are very fat. they only get to eat pellets and mysis when it floats infront or near them, which is very seldom.

expert level fish. do not attempt unless you have an ample supply of live foods in terms of pods and microfauna.

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Depends on your pod population and whether if it can support two synchiropus. It will help if they are eating prepared foods. I have a pair of ruby reds with a pair of tudorjonesi dragonet and all are doing well

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Depends on your pod population and whether if it can support two synchiropus. It will help if they are eating prepared foods. I have a pair of ruby reds with a pair of tudorjonesi dragonet and all are doing well

lots of pods left in my tank, would be good if i can train it to feed. thanks bro..

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Shipping is horrible for this fish. 20-30% DOA usually and another 20-30% in the hands of aquarists. Numbers that make it in aquaria are probably less than 40% of imported numbers. Given how these fish are recently being indiscriminately exploited for the aquarium trade since their recent collection, there is no way collection in such numbers is ever sustainable. If this was a common species, it would not take so long for them to appear in the trade, this species probably has a very limited distribution in the wild. As responsible hobbyists perhaps it is good to reflect on how such unregulated collection will impact the species in the wild.

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Always something more important than fish.

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