how to identify a male mandarin fish ?

[Asaki]

Hi all, anyone here know how do I identify whether a mandarin fish is male or female ? Lolz

[LIM CHYE HUAT]

i think its by the dorsal fin .long(male) or short(female)

[Lin]

yup..Males may be distinguished from females by their more-elongated first dorsal spine.

[Asaki]

to Lin and Lim! Another question will two male mandarin fish fight ??? Or even normal male n female mandarin fish fight ??? Pls help me on this kekez

[Lin]

to Lin and Lim! Another question will two male mandarin fish fight ??? Or even normal male n female mandarin fish fight ??? Pls help me on this kekez

they wont fight lar.. the most they chase ard nia.. mandarin are gentle fish..dun think they will fight each other to death.. the most they see each other, one chase, one hide nia.. Bigger one sure win lar.. a pair shld not be a problem..

juz my 2cents..

[Volitan]

to Lin and Lim! Another question will two male mandarin fish fight ??? Or even normal male n female mandarin fish fight ??? Pls help me on this kekez

IMHO, whether or not mandarins fight is highly dependent on the fishes' personality. It is not advised to have more than 1 mandarin in a small tank. My spotted mandarin chased my green mandarin to death, even though the former was smaller and introduced into the tank later than the latter. However, it did not disturb my scooter dragonet at all.

Perhaps it is safer to identify the mandarins upfront before buying them, and subsequently introduce all of them into the tank simultaneously. Hopefully this can reduce the chances of casualty occurance.

So, the bottom line to your question - Good luck!

[Asaki]

Wah Volitan ~~ but still to u and Lin. I been observing my 2 green mandarin and I saw my bigger mandarin suck on to the smaller one using it mouth just like bite...but it is so funny to see them swim together with one ###### on to the other... then later on they swap places the smaller one suck it back while the bigger one just swim around not sure is that a fight but I realized that both of them now swim together ~~ Can someone tell me are they mating lolz

[damienkee]

haha! if they do, then u r lucky man!

[Alvin Tan]

im not sure about green mandarin.but from my experience,spotted mandarin cannot be kept as pair. one sure die. my 2 cents

[mUAr_cHEe]

u can consperm... i mean confirm the sexuality of the fish by stroking the fish... and see if a 'leg' appears...

[hotlemond]

but there are a important detail one has to take note of to comesperm.., oh i mean confirm.

if the stroker is a male stroking a possible male, then you may get bitten

[mUAr_cHEe]

but there are a important detail one has to take note of to comesperm.., oh i mean confirm.

if the stroker is a male stroking a possible male, then you may get bitten

hooi!!!! COPY RIGHT INFRINGEMENT!!!

[hotlemond]

[damienkee]

wat all this?

[Asaki]

all the stroker haha

Look like i was wrong the smaller green mandarin keep chasing the bigger one causing it alot of stress it is now quite scared of the smaller one keep swimming fast and away from the smaller one when it see it.

Hey anyone want a green mandarin I gonna give it away or else i worry it will not survive so anyone who got the confident and sure they can take gd care of this green mandarin or else i sent it to iwarna . So sad.... it was doing very well... fat also and very nice color...

[cityofangels]

So it's not advisable to keep 2 mandarins in the same tank?

Are they mainly solitary fishes?

[ciaolong]

i use to work for an aquculture company for work exp they breed dragonet there i gotta learn alot about them

we use to keep pairs in 3 ft tanks but i see alot of ppl have them in 2 ft tanks

i hope to breed them 2 in my system

[Asaki]

I think is cannot keep two males together. I bought two males without realizing it. Now going to sent off one so any taker ? But I will be happy if the mandarin fish will be doing well in other hand too

[Marineman]

I have seen them fight in a LFS, locked jaw. If you want 2, get a male and female.

[Asaki]

Latest update on my two mandarins... They are behaving very weirdly now both of them can get along together I not sure wat is going on now.... They are swimming together and no longer fighting confused with both of them... the smaller one love to seek out the bigger one but it did not attack it anymore just look at it then it swim away

[cityofangels]

So how do you actually differentiate males from females? Do they have any difference in colours? *lost*

[shin]

Juz saw my mandarin mating

oni gt time to take 2 pics nia

[shin]

[Asaki]

wow interesting can continue to update us ~~

[damienkee]

wau! great!

how did u train them???