Mandarins

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  1. packerfreak25

    packerfreak25 Bristle Worm

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    I am posting again about mandarins. After researching i have found that most people believe that the ora spotted mandarins are being more cooperative than the blues. I have also read that mandarins will learn from each other. So i am going to try to put a wild caught blue mandarin with an ora spotted in hopes that the blue would learn from the spotted. I have stocked my tank with tisbe pods and am wondering what peoples thoughts were and if anyone else has tried this:cheesy:
     
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  2. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    in your 29 gallon?!
     
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  3. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    How big is your tank? How long since you seeded the tank with pods? How much liverock? Fuge?
     
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  4. packerfreak25

    packerfreak25 Bristle Worm

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    I have a 29 with a 5 gallon fuge. And I seeded the pods about 4 months ago
     
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  5. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Seeding pods isn't the answer. Most copepods that are package for the AT are tidepool species with no natural predators. Therefore they do not hide and are quickly depleted by pumps and fish shortly after introduction into a tank. According to the breeder at Reef Nutrition that is.
    If you really want a mandy, try ONE ORA blue and feed it Nutramar Ova or Arcti-Pods. Just remember, it may default on ts natural diet and you'll have to return it.
     
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