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[Redevilz]

Hey everyone,

I love the look of mandarin gobies and was wondering what's a good size tank would be for them. (smaller the better)

Thanks

Ben

Edited by big red terror, 22 September 2012 - 11:18 AM.

[Niz]

mandarin dragonet

you mean these?

Awesome fish, very hard to keep because of feeding requirements.

You could keep one in a smallish tank, 3 footer, 2foot cube etc, but it would need to be well established at least 6 months and have no other competition for its food source.

Buying one is prickly too, as you will need to see it feed at the shop on some frozen brine or mysis. If it doesn't feed dont waste your money.

I can't stress enough how problematic these awesome fish can be without experience.

[Redevilz]

Okay thanks yes that's it. How many in a 3ft ?

[scottyhooton]

Did you even read the above reply ? He said one in a 3 ft or two foot cube

[Anka]

You will need lots of live rock as well - that's my understanding.

[K.v]

They will send you bald if they are not eating frozen foods, they need a good supply of pods there Paramiters must be really stable, pods can be achived by doing nsw changes adding loads of live rock. You can see the pods at night with a touch.

Mate get a Zebra lion fish if you want a good starting out marine fish if you havent played with marine before.

Edited by K.v, 22 September 2012 - 04:40 PM.

[Redevilz]

Thanks guys are clown fish easy to keep?

[Anka]

I believe they're one of the easiest salt water fish to keeP

[Redevilz]

Okay thanks

[Anka]

Easier*

[K.v]

Have you done marine before mate.

[Redevilz]

How big does the tank have to be to have tangs, clowns and mandarin gobies together? Because I have seen mandarin gobies with other marine fish before.

thanks

ben

[K.v]

3-2-2 per tang Depending on the breed mate,

Read this mate it will save you alot of heart ache.
http://www.masa.asn....h...82&t=217958

[Neakit]

May google be your guide, If you have researched anything you would have found that mandarines are not for the feint hearted, clowns can be hardy (dependant on species and if they are aqua cultured or wild caught) and Tangs can not be recommended unless you are looking at having a minimum of a 6x2x2 (dependant on species) eventually.

This isnt sposed to be a negative post but do some searching damn it, masa has very large amounts of information if you look.

[K.v]

+1 i know a guy that keeps tangs in a 4-4-2 but he knows alot about them and selected them carefully for his tank.

[Redevilz]

No I have never kept marine fish before.

Edited by big red terror, 22 September 2012 - 09:27 PM.

[Redevilz]

You could keep one in a smallish tank, 3 footer, 2foot cube etc, but it would need to be well established at least 6 months and have no other competition for its food source.

Do you mean no other fish that has the same food source or nothing else at all?

[K.v]

Mate dont get these yet, try clowns, cardinals, if you want a predator try dwarf lions.

[K.v]

Scooter bleenys, lawn mower blenny. Try oceans reef aquarium wangara they will help you out, CYCLE YOUR TANK FOR 3 Months no fish just Live Rock. Check the Params reguarly. While Cycling.

Edited by K.v, 22 September 2012 - 10:15 PM.

[Redevilz]

Thanks,

Planning on getting 9x2x2 can tangs go in there or too hard to keep, and I also really like the emperor angelfish will they go with clowns and are they easy enough?

Thanks

Ben