[Sad day] My ORA Mandarin - Progress Log

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by kcbrad, Jul 21, 2010.

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  1. Mainstream Aqua

    Mainstream Aqua 3reef Sponsor

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    I'm sorry KC :(
    Please let me know if you are needing a replacement mandarin sometime. This doesn't help you now but if I would have known that you want some cylopeeze I could have thrown in a bar for you last week.

    Try to find cylopeeze freezer bars if you are wanting cylopeeze in the future. Great LPS food too. I bet a LFS has them around your area. They have less fillers in them and are really concentrated. Much more bang for the buck.
     
    Mainstream Aqua, Sep 8, 2010
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  2. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Thanks Alston. I got a pair of red scooter dragonets that are eating prepared food very, very vigorously. It's much easier on me!
     
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  3. TheSaltwaterGuy

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    well i got bored and decided to revie this thread, if you will lol. Sorry about your mandarin, but reading this whole thing kind of helps me out. Guess if i ever get one in the future from ORA i better have like a ton of fish food: a copepod hatchery, brine shrimp hatchery, frozen mysis and brine, cyclops, flake food, pellets, every damn food thats out there!
     
    TheSaltwaterGuy, Jan 14, 2011
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  4. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    mandarins are a major challenge to keep in anything but the largest tanks
     
    bvb-etf-luva, Jan 14, 2011
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  5. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    sorry for your loss
     
    bvb-etf-luva, Jan 14, 2011
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  6. Matt Rogers

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    That would help to be prepared but as bvp mentioned below these fish are difficult - I have ORA Cardinals that took to food pretty quick and are pigs.

     
    Matt Rogers, Jan 23, 2011
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  7. Reeferman

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    I know this is an old thread but live brine shrimp both my spotted and blue both eat brine one is an ORA and one is wild both love the live brine
     
    Reeferman, Oct 27, 2011
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  8. Vinnyboombatz

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    Vinnyboombatz, Oct 27, 2011
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  9. lps1212

    lps1212 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    sucks to hear anyone losing fish in the hobby i jumped on 1 my buddy was sellin from a breakdown an ora spotted mandarin i am going to be picking her up this weekend will try to post up pics if that happens she has been with him for 6 months now eating pellets so im excited to have her
     
    lps1212, Oct 27, 2011
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  10. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Exactly. Without pods or something similar, the mandarin will slowly die from malnutrition, even if it is eating well.
     
    Mr. Bill, Oct 29, 2011
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