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Green Mandarin Goby
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The Green Mandarin, also known as the Psychedelicfish or Picturesque Dragonet, has a tan body, with dark green spots edged with orange and lighter green. They are primarily bottom dwellers, searching the sand bed for...
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| Scientific Name |
Synchiropus splendidus
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| Common Names |
Green Mandarinfish, Striped Mandarinfish, Green Mandarin, Mandarinfish
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A Word Of Caution!
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I've been into saltwater tanks for over 15yrs now and several times Ive tried these fish and I must say the odds are against anyone trying these fish.I would not recomend these fish to any beginner. I truly feel to stand a chance you need a large established tank with plenty of live rock and even then its going to be a toss up.
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I love the color They mind their own business love the way they hover.
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very difficult to keep. Hard time getting them to eat.
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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Worth it....
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The pods are hard to keep up with. I buy pods monthly from LFS. I upgraded to a 120gal JUST to have this fish. I'd suggest this fish to serious reef keepers. |
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Most beautiful of all fish, IMHP.
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4.5 |
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5.0 |
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4.0 |
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Mandarins are not for the cheap
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Okay, so the mandarin has a bad rap. people will tell you they're hard to keep. I don't agree. what is hard to to is to have a small tank that can supply them with enough food that you won't have to feed them. the truth it, they will tend to only eat live animals in your tank...small ones called copepods. if you cannot keep enough pods in your tank or refugium you'll need to buy them. i spend about $20 for a bottle of them every month. but to me it's worth the money to have this beautiful fish and give it what it needs to be healthy. |
| Liked about it |
striking color, unique swimming style
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| Didn't like |
buying pods
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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The humming bird of the reef
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DO NOT get unless you have a well established tank, I would recommend that your tank has been running for at least one year. Also do not get if you have any other pod eating fish, i.e. a six line wrasse. I call the mandarin dragonet the humming bird of the sea. The fish is exquisitely beautiful, one of the most gorgeous fish out there imho. It is also subject to starvation and death in the majority of their glass cages, due to unestablished systems. They will decimate the pod population in an amazingly short amount of time.
I have had mine for over a year and almost lost him due to starvation because a six line decided that the mandarin needed to stay in one corner of my 90 gallon. I eventually evicted the six line to my nano so the mandarin could forage for pods in peace. Happily he has rebounded well.
Check out Melevs reef to get some ideas on training them to eat frozen or pellets. It can be done, I did it with mine. And now the pod population has rebounded as well and the mandarin is getting nice and plump. |
| Liked about it |
Beautiful
peaceful
entrancing to watch
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| Didn't like |
six line wrasses do not play well
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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a majestic fish
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Do not get one unless you have an established tank. this fish feeds on pods . It never stops grazing around the tank. the best way to raise the pods is to have a refuge so its not so expensive. not a starter fish, but once in the established tank will do great |
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this fish is so active its always all over the rocks it has the coolest swim patterns. you will sit an watch for hours. they are a very colorful fish.
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love fish
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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The helocopter
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This is an amazing fish! However it is not the very easy to feed. You must have a tank of at least 75-90 gal that is established and a farm of pods in order to keep this fish. If there is another member of the tank that will also be eating the pods add this fish with caution. However if you can keep this fish alive you are in for a treat there is nothing like them. They have almost a helocopter motion and can move in any direction. Amazing fish but be sure you can meet its requirements or this is not for you. |
| Liked about it |
Awesome color, the movement of the fish is amazing.
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| Didn't like |
Difficult to feed must requires pods its natural diet in order to survive.
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2.0 |
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3.0 |
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1.0 |
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BEAUTIFUL FISH
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This fish is simply beautiful. Please make sure you have an established tank with plenty of live rock for copepods. I currently have on in my 125 gallon set-up with 300 Lbs of live rock and he is doing excellent. If you have and established tank and plenty of rock you will enjoy this fish for a very long time. |
| Liked about it |
Beautiful coloration, fun to watch eat, very fascinating
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| Didn't like |
NEEDS A TON OF PODS
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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beauty has its price
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i love this fish because it is so unique in so many ways. now understand right off the bat, you must have a very well established tank (6 months or more) to treat this fish with the respect it deserves. you need to have a large tank with plenty of live rock for keeping pods alive and plenty of hiding places. this fish is very timid and will hide when you approach the tank. however, if you view the tank from 2-5 feet away you can move around and it'll stay in view. or, you can sit by the tank and remain still and it'll come out. when you see it you'll enjoy the one-of-a-kind colorations and its unique for of "swimming" this hummingbird under water. this fish can maneuver forward, backward, left right even upside down and stop on a dime in the strongest of steady currents. you will need to plan on supplementing you pods population in the tank between 1-3 weeks, i use tigerpods which cost me about $20 every 2 weeks. pricey for some, so they create pod farms to supplement with. do not keep this fish with more aggressive pod eater like wrasses as it will quickly starve. keep an eye on the belly to make sure it looks plump at all times, it's located right behind the pectoral fins. |
| Liked about it |
striking color, challenge of keeping a "difficult" fish, unique motion in tank
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| Didn't like |
supplementing pods ($$)
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Green Mandarin
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If you plan on getting one. make sure your tank is established and 55 gallons or bigger or it will starve |
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nothing really. it hid. didnt do much.
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It died way to quickly. i dosed the tank with pods everyday. still died in 4 days.
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3.5 |
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3.0 |
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4.0 |
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