Green Mandarin Goby-Pics

I have had my mandarin goby for around 2 months.
He seems to be healthy and fat but im no expert.
What do you guys think? Does he look thin in any way?

 

I don't know if this means much but he looks great compared to the mandarins that I've seen at my LFS.

 

Great pics none the less.

I am not familiar with that species enough to give an opinion.

 

those are awesome pics meagan. hes looking quite fine to me. how established is your tank? do you dose pods or have a refugium? i dont think thats a green mandarin . looks like a physcadelic

 

Yea he's a phycadelic, I just called him the wrong thing.

My tank has been set up since March. I do not have a sump or refugium.
I have about 70 lbs LR and Chaeto in my DT to give the pods something to reproduce in.
He will not eat any prepared food. I also have a 2 gallon tank that I am raising pods in to help support my DT population.

 

Your mandarin looks good. Post another pic in about 4 months. 2 months isn't long enough to tell if he is thriving. I got a mandarin 7 months ago. Looks about like yours but you can see 2 lateral lines going down his back. Some days he looks skinnier than others. Mine doesn't look unhealthy, but I know its time to add some pods. I have an infested sump that I swap chaeto and live rock in and out of the display tank. Whenever I notice both lines, I'm quick to swap out a porous rock and a wad of chaeto I have stuffed behind my rocks with populated rock and chaeto from the sump.

I would suggest swapping out rocks/chaeto in your two gallon with your display. That has worked well for me so far.

 

Looks good but like mattheuw1 said, keep a close eye and post pics again in a few months. They starve SLOWLY so something to keep an eye out for. I've had mine for over a year and 1/2 and it is a fatty but I have LOTS of pods and mine takes mysis and brine too. K+