WTB Mandarin Goby trained to eat frozen mysis shrimp or pellets

[CanadaGirl]

Looking to buy a Mandarin Goby which is already trained to eat frozen food or flakes/pellets. I really want one of these fish but my tank is only a few months old and I know I don't have an adequate copepod population. The guy who runs Golden Octopus has two huge Mandarins trained to eat frozen shrimp! Anyone with a trained fishee they are willing to part with?

[sanjaypills55]

Looking to buy a Mandarin Goby which is already trained to eat frozen food or flakes/pellets. I really want one of these fish but my tank is only a few months old and I know I don't have an adequate copepod population. The guy who runs Golden Octopus has two huge Mandarins trained to eat frozen shrimp! Anyone with a trained fishee they are willing to part with?

Not sure if its a good idea to put inside a new tank with no pod population.

But as for my experience my spotted mandarin ready accepted frozen food from the 1st day onwards...

So its a good bet to buy a spotted mandarin, as compared to the green mandarin which is too fussy!

[weesy74]

Not sure if its a good idea to put inside a new tank with no pod population.

But as for my experience my spotted mandarin ready accepted frozen food from the 1st day onwards...

So its a good bet to buy a spotted mandarin, as compared to the green mandarin which is too fussy!

No true. Mandarins needs to be trained even for frozen food. Gave up the trainning and bought a pellet eating one from one of the reefer here. Hard to find pellet eating one.

[D10]

Looking to buy a Mandarin Goby which is already trained to eat frozen food or flakes/pellets. I really want one of these fish but my tank is only a few months old and I know I don't have an adequate copepod population. The guy who runs Golden Octopus has two huge Mandarins trained to eat frozen shrimp! Anyone with a trained fishee they are willing to part with?

Yup ... agree with bro Sanjay. Bought a pair of spotted mandarins from PM (Ah Meng) and was feeding right away on both brine shrimp and mysis. It's been almost 2 weeks now and they are looking happy.

[sanjaypills55]

Yup ... agree with bro Sanjay. Bought a pair of spotted mandarins from PM (Ah Meng) and was feeding right away on both brine shrimp and mysis. It's been almost 2 weeks now and they are looking happy.

True most spotted mandarin would accept frozen food right away, sad that the green mandarin doesn't do the same!

I have read that Henry @ hong leong sells green mandarin that accepts his gorment food...

Maybe these green mandarins can be trained quickly to accept frozen food!

[yikai]

nice spotted mandarins! yes they are easier to feed than the green mandarin.

i have a green mandarin that feeds on pellets. not easy but possible. so don't give up if you're thinking of trying. but make sure it has something to eat while training. lest it starves...

[D10]

nice spotted mandarins! yes they are easier to feed than the green mandarin.

i have a green mandarin that feeds on pellets. not easy but possible. so don't give up if you're thinking of trying. but make sure it has something to eat while training. lest it starves...

Thanks .... enjoy watching them everyday.

[D10]

Looking to buy a Mandarin Goby which is already trained to eat frozen food or flakes/pellets. I really want one of these fish but my tank is only a few months old and I know I don't have an adequate copepod population. The guy who runs Golden Octopus has two huge Mandarins trained to eat frozen shrimp! Anyone with a trained fishee they are willing to part with?

Guess the trick is to hold them in a separate "hang-on" holding container in the main tank itself and do all your "training"

from there rather than to release them immediately into the main tank and be left to their own devices. Being as slow as they are .... gonna lose out on competition for food(should you have other faster and more buaya fishes !!!!).

Currently, holding mine in a holding container and will release them once I am pretty sure I have a good population of pods.

My only worry is after having a taste of pods, they might not like those frozen food anymore (hmmm.. back to square one then).

[qwertman321]

My tank is only 2 mths old . i have an algae scrubber which allow my mandarin to be fat all day long.

[D10]

My tank is only 2 mths old . i have an algae scrubber which allow my mandarin to be fat all day long.

Woah ... care to share, some pics maybe.

[craftsman]

Looking to buy a Mandarin Goby which is already trained to eat frozen food or flakes/pellets. I really want one of these fish but my tank is only a few months old and I know I don't have an adequate copepod population. The guy who runs Golden Octopus has two huge Mandarins trained to eat frozen shrimp! Anyone with a trained fishee they are willing to part with?

CanadaGirl,

Go to Marine Life at Hong Leong Gardens and ask Henry if he has any more Mandarins. He can train for you. I bought my true pair Green mandarins from him, and they were feeding on Henry's Gormet.

But since I've put them into my tank more than a month ago, they've been going about eating live copepods from my life rocks and ignoring frozen food...

Paul

[pokmingsheng]

True most spotted mandarin would accept frozen food right away, sad that the green mandarin doesn't do the same!

I have read that Henry @ hong leong sells green mandarin that accepts his gorment food...

Maybe these green mandarins can be trained quickly to accept frozen food!

i've a male green mandrain that i got from Henry..

initially feeding on his gorment food..

but very quickly,

it started to accept both frozen brine and frozen mysis...

[qwertman321]

Woah ... care to share, some pics maybe.

ok i try to get some pic when i got my sis digi cam

[qwertman321]

Ok heres the picture. not sure if u guys are able to see its tummy.

[D10]

Ok heres the picture. not sure if u guys are able to see its tummy.

Tks for the pics ... can't really see it though but looks very "comfortable" in the tank.

[qwertman321]

Click the 2nd picture to enlarge the image. that picture can see more of the tummy

[[V]tEc]

Click the 2nd picture to enlarge the image. that picture can see more of the tummy

look like the stomach area sunk in....

[FuEl]

I have a thumb length mandarin that I will let off for $10. It has been trained to eat frozen brine shrimp but it is not getting enough to eat as my lionfishes are gluttons. Let me know if you are interested. Can feed for you to see.

[sanjaypills55]

I have a thumb length mandarin that I will let off for $10. It has been trained to eat frozen brine shrimp but it is not getting enough to eat as my lionfishes are gluttons. Let me know if you are interested. Can feed for you to see.

Bro Fuel,

Sorry u jump in the thread, but is ur Mandarin Green or spotted!

How did u get it to feed frozen food!

Care to share your experience?

[FuEl]

Bro Fuel,

Sorry u jump in the thread, but is ur Mandarin Green or spotted!

How did u get it to feed frozen food!

Care to share your experience?

It's the green one (Synchiropus spendidus). It was eating enriched live adult brine shrimp. It was slowly weaned onto frozen brine shrimp from there.

[DrJekyl_MrHyde]

It's the green one (Synchiropus spendidus). It was eating enriched live adult brine shrimp. It was slowly weaned onto frozen brine shrimp from there.

though u reserved for me lol haha

[sanjaypills55]

It's the green one (Synchiropus spendidus). It was eating enriched live adult brine shrimp. It was slowly weaned onto frozen brine shrimp from there.

Really tempted to get one green mandarin & try to train it!

But i have already got a spotted one in my tank.

Like others said might not be place for 2!

Thanks Fuel for your reply, at least now i know its possible to train them!