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07-15-2008, 01:43 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rio Linda, California
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|  Input on Manderin Goby
Just looking for some input...
What are the thoughts out there?
Feeding is a bit different I've heard...but I need to hear from the pros.
Thanx in advance.  _________ 
55 gallon cycle complete and have been adding from 30 gallon all week...Photos soon "Luna" : ) | 
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07-15-2008, 01:45 PM
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| | Ocellaris Clown
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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input on a mandarin is it's mouth, output near it's anal fin....
Ok seriously though, their not a super easy fish, they need to be put in a very well matured tank, not a young one.
They can take to frozen/pellet foods BUT plan on them never doing anything but live food, and having to be able to provide them with a rabid amount of pods and brine that are live
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24G JBJ Nano, 20# Live Sand, 20# Live Rock
Rose BTA, Xenia, Shrooms, Green Candy Cane, multiple types of zoas and palys
Blue/Green Chromis, 2x Black & White Percs, Dragon Goby, Six Line Wrasse
90g DSA - D.O.B. 11-4-08
ASM G2 skimmer, mag18 return, MRC CR1 CA Reactor, Phos Reactor, Tek 8x54 T5HO
130# Live rock, 100# Live sand | |
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07-15-2008, 01:50 PM
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| | Great Blue Whale
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 35
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Have you got a fuge and ample pod population LG? Your tank is coming up on a year old now? | 
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07-15-2008, 01:52 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
Posts: 1,073
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when you pick one up from the lfs - as previously said, see if it will eat frozen. If not i wouldn't personally buy it _________ | |
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07-15-2008, 01:56 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rio Linda, California
Posts: 377
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7 months now.. and I do not have the fuge...but I have a very large pop. of pods
I'm thinking about going under the stand with a filtration system...but I'd like to have a full year of success with the 30 gal before I jump up in size.
What do ya think about running a larger filtration system with the 30 gal? | |
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07-15-2008, 05:15 PM
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| | Tassled File Fish
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Shelton, Washington Age: 44
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Very difficult to keep. I plan on it someday (after my tank's first anniversary), and only when I have a top notch fuge with much in the way of pods. From what I have read, they need a constant source of food available to them and their diet is very limited. Read up and be careful, otherwise the goby will starve. _________ 90g HW: 20g Sump, ETSS PSw/Mag9, CPR OF/Rio 2100 RTN, MJ AC 2K3 PH's (2800GPH ttl flow), 300W htr, Gnd Prb, Denitrator, UV, PCs: 2x65,4x55 Fish: Ylw Tang, LM Blenny, Hmbg, Y-T, Ylw dmsls, Mrn Clown, Coral Beauty, Red Crs Wrsse. Inverts: Snls/HCs, CBS, P-mnt shrmp x2, Sandstar, Condy Anen, Tbe Wrm, Sea Apple. Frags: Frgspwn, Kenya Tree. Corals: GSP, Zoos, Shrooms, Lobo Brain, Turbinaria, Mshrm Lthr, Fngr Lthr. Other: 127# LR, 1-2" LS DOB 5/7/08  | |
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07-15-2008, 05:34 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
Posts: 4,778
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Mature tank with lots of live rock ONLY!
See: FOTM- May 08' Mandarin Goby, Green Goby (Pterosynchiropus splendidus} - ("Spiny Lobster" wareagle35031) 
Not to be confused with:  Mandarin Dragonet - Green Spotted Mandarin Goby (Synchiropus picturatus)
Essentially "cousins" with same feeding habits and requirements...Think the "Green Spotted" is usually a tad more expensive.
Cool fish...but please wait till tank matures...at least a year. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | |
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07-15-2008, 05:50 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 439
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I waited a full year to add mine and it was hard to wait but She has been with me since November now and she has doubled in size ( and she never eats anything but what she hunts down herself ) . She wont touch any Mysis or Brine etc only pods for her. 
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120 Gal Reef Tank Born 12/06 160+ Lbs of Live Rock 80 Lbs Live Sand
25 Gal Sump with fuge 15 lbs of Live Rock & Phosphate reactor
(2) 250w 20K MH and (4) 65w CF Atinics (6) Moonlights
Aqua C EV Skimmer
(4) Hydor Korillia # 3s
(1) yellow chromis
(1) green coris wrasse
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07-15-2008, 06:46 PM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: alabama Age: 31
Posts: 658
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Originally Posted by Crabby Jim  I waited a full year to add mine and it was hard to wait but She has been with me since November now and she has doubled in size ( and she never eats anything but what she hunts down herself ) . She wont touch any Mysis or Brine etc only pods for her. | Same here, great fish but you need to make sure the tank is ready. | |
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07-15-2008, 08:12 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
Posts: 4,778
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crabby Jim I waited a full year to add mine and it was hard to wait but She has been with me since November now and she has doubled in size ( and she never eats anything but what she hunts down herself ) . She wont touch any Mysis or Brine etc only pods for her. | Mine is 6+ years old now. As you can see by pic (and one above) is a fat little sausage.
Have never witnessed eating anything but what finds on its own.  | |
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