Mandarin and Diamond

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  1. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    Well I swore I would not add a Mandarin until my tank hit 1 yr. Well that time is here, and I have alot of pods. But will a Mandarin and a Diamond get along?? The diamond (in my avatar) was my first fish and is well established.
     
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  2. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    anyone????
     
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  3. the fisherman

    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    In a 150 gallon tank with 330 lbs of live rock you should not have any problems.
     
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  4. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    I was worried about the Diamond beating on him.
     
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  5. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    I personally see no problem with adding them in a tank that sized... Lots of room for them and it should be easy enough for the mandarin to establish a home :).
     
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  6. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    i think it will be fine. do you have a backup plan in case the mandarin starts to lose weight?

    pod farm, bloodworms, something like that? ;)
     
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  7. LrgTime

    LrgTime Astrea Snail

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    You shouldnt have any problems with a those two. Your tank should have plenty of food for them to graze on.
     
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  8. the fisherman

    the fisherman Vlamingii Tang

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    The mandarin will travel all over the tank where as the diamond will stay mostly on the bottom of the tank.
     
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  9. H&K

    H&K Flamingo Tongue

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    i have bolth of them and they dont mind eachother and like you my diamond was in b4 the manderin the only thing that bothers the manderin is the six line in my tank
     
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  10. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    They will be fine. They are two completely different fish. Remember that mandarins are not actually a goby, that is a mistake. They are dragonettes ;)
     
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