Mandarins keeping alive for more than 6-7yrs

well so can i just feed them newly hatched only? will make everyday..... also after howmany days can they be supplemented with beta glucan, plankton and spirulina? did u ever have a pair that actually bred in ur tank?

 

No, we only ever had the male. Where he ate frozen, the environment wasn't "mandarin-friendly" with the tankmates and barebottom. If the female never ate frozen, she would die in my tank like a n00b.

24 hours post hatch, we would enrich for 6-8 hours. It's been awhile since I've done it, so there could be some updated information I'm unaware of. It's probably been 4 years. Ai yai yai, where does the time go.......

(not to derail, but that snake in your avatar is awesome)

 

Kool... i was planning on a pair... hope fully ill be able to find one..... also plannin on ATS as it will help in algae and also iv heard that it populates pods like crazy..... will have to wait for it since its difficult to get them in my country...

(thanks for the pic... it was at singapore zoo.. in india most of the stuff are illegal to get including corals, but some how we manage... this is the only reason why we cant keep most of the stuff as we dont get quality food and supp. here. thats why what ever i plan to buy, i see to that, that i can keep it well, or i dont buy it. i travel to thailand, HK and singapore once a year so i get some access to quality food. i have a sis staying in usa SC but she comes once in 2-3yrs so cant order food from there)

 

Hey guys, can i add skunk cleaner shrimps? i guess if they breed, the fry will be another form of food source too... so live pods, new baby brine and shrimp fry..... what that be good enough? will feed skunk shrimps cyclop...