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05-14-2007, 07:44 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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|  Spotted Mandarin Question
Does any one have any experience keeping the Spotted Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus). I've been thinking about getting one for my 75g reef. I've heard they are supposed to be more hardy then the Green Mandarinfish. They are also supposed to eat brown flatworms which I seem to have. The little Bast.... hitch hicked on a new piece of coral that I bought. Thanks,
Larry _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
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05-14-2007, 07:48 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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I heard just the opposite about them. Ive never kept them. I do know you need a lot of pods for them to munch on.
As for the flatworms.... yellowtail damsels love flatworms. _________ [center]Renaming Our Corals "Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it." Andre Gide | |
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05-14-2007, 07:49 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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also, you should ALWAYS dip any corals you get and put it in a QT to make sure you didnt get any freebies(hitch hikers) | |
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05-14-2007, 08:01 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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I dip and QT all my corals now and only buy dry reef rock now. Live rock is a thing of the past for me. I'm also looking into buying a Velvet Nudibranch to take care of the problem and then try to loan it to someone else with flatworm problems. | |
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05-14-2007, 08:20 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: IL Age: 20
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I've heard from two LFS both sides...
1st - that the spotted is less hardy (owner seems less knowledgeable)
2nd - they are about the same (psych and target) - 2nd owner actually cares  | |
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05-15-2007, 05:46 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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I have always treated them both the same and have had no issues. Just make sure the tank is well established and it should do just fine. I found the only cure for flatworms is to find the source that is keeping them alive.
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x hydor #3's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | |
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05-15-2007, 07:19 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North Dakota Age: 31
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I've had my cleaner shrimp and coral banded shrimp eat flat worms and bristle worms and keep them to a minimum. All the mandarin really needs is a lot of copepods to eat and it should be fine.
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90 gallon with 26 gallon sump/refugium, 2 x 250 MH lighting, 100lbs live rock, 1 - yellow tang,1 damsel, 1 - cleaner shrimp, 1 - coral banded shrimp, 3 - emerald crabs, 2 - porcelin crabs, 6 - peppermint shrimp, 1 - green ricordia, 1 - toadstool, 1 - brittle starfish, 1 - sand sifting star, 100's baby feather dusters,Ass mushrooms, frogspawn, xenia, 1 clam,
6 - Leather coral, Green star polyps,Lime green/orange button polyps,1 huge carpet anenome,various snails/hermit crabs | |
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