Green Mandarin Goby?

Wouldn't that take out a lot of water?

 

Lol, thanks! I use a similar setup for catchin my peppermint shrimp larvae. Syphon works the same and yes 2L=big pop bottle.

 

No, that is what the holes are drilled at the bottom for. Critters go into the top through the tube and water is returned out the bottom and the beautiful thing about it is the critters get trapped in the sock and can't get out.....the whole bottle stays inside the tank.


:Panfish is a genius.

 

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Great article.

 

Mandarin can definitely be kept in a 29. Buy some live pods, and start a small culture. Its really simple, and you won't have to continue to buy them. I've had a pod culture going for some time, and it works like a charm. I don't have a mandy though, my clowns and hawkfish I had popped em off the glass all dayyy.

 

Thank you for clarifying, couldn'tve said it better myself. That made me so happy, its going in my sig.

 

You can keep either the Mandarin or the 6 line. But both might be difficult as they might compete for food. The Mandarin will have to be trained to take prepared foods and this can be a major job at first. Ive seen both in a cube and they do well. My brother has a 6 line in a 29 bio cube. Doing great. If it were me I would keep the Mandarin and train him to eat prepared foods. They are a beautiful hearty fish. Everyone who looks at my tank and sees my mandarin for first time freaks out and ask, "What is that!?" They love the color and Hummingbird like fins. Just my two cents.

 

You deserve it. At this point, you are a saltwater god to me.

 

There are exceptions to every rule. I, and many others, have 2 dwarf angels in our tanks. Many say it can't (or shouldn't) be done as the chances of it working are not very high.... but I and many others have done it successfully.

I've always read that a single Mandarin requires at least 75 pounds of live rock to keep the pod population alive, this is so the pods have a chance of reproduction..... more rock = more pods.

Many Mandarins will not except frozen foods, even with experience aquariasts. I have tried to train mine to frozen foods, however, got nervous when they looked like they were starting to show signs of weight reduction and released them into my tank and never could get them to eat frozen while I was trying to train them.

Besides the obvious pod problem, a 29 gallon is very confined and it only takes a second for one of the Mandarins to come into contact with a coral that can sting him. Clownfish are different, they are swimmers, the Mandarins spend the majority of their time scooting along and are bound to find their way into a coral.

As for the Hawkfish and the Clownfish eating pods. They will do that, however, they are not relying on the pods as a permanent source of food and will not die if they wipe out the population.

I'm sure it can be done and I know others have tried it, however, I would never take that chance. Too many things are going against the odds of it working in a 29 gallon. I'm sure there are others that will disagree with me but this is just my opinion.