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05-03-2007, 08:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hesperia, California
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Green/Spotted Mandarin
 Okay so I broke down and bought my first fish. I love the way the gobies move about and I could not resist. All I have in my take so far is fire red shrimp,starfish and now this gobie. I do have a large amount of pods in my tank and I as soon as I let him loose he went right to work on the pods that really surprised me. I thought he might still be alittle stressed from the ride home.I have named him gobie-stitious-maximus. And I hope he has a long reign as chief of the reef...Just wanted to share this with you guys and gals...
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05-03-2007, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Congrats.  They are awseome fish. Their hummingbird wings are the coolest.
How big is your tank??
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05-03-2007, 08:48 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hesperia, California
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60 gallons
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05-03-2007, 08:52 PM
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Shark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 3,170
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congrats...I love their colors!
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210 aga, 24 gallon nano(built In) 60 gallon refugium with sump 
& Now 75 Reef at work
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05-03-2007, 09:59 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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Very cool! There great looking fish
Whiskey
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05-03-2007, 10:45 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Hesperia, California
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05-03-2007, 11:34 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Nashville TN, USA
Posts: 267
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I want one so baaaaaaaaaaad! Love them! Can't I get one w/ my nano if I buy pods?
Babs
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05-03-2007, 11:38 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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Your nano wont support enough pods to keep the mandarin fed. It will starve.
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05-03-2007, 11:38 PM
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moddin aint easy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: newnan, ga
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bubblybabs
I want one so baaaaaaaaaaad! Love them! Can't I get one w/ my nano if I buy pods?
Babs
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build a bigger nano!!   like..... 800 gallons?
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05-04-2007, 07:26 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Nashville TN, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leveldrummer
build a bigger nano!! like..... 800 gallons? |
*snicker* An 800 gallon nano!
Babs
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05-04-2007, 07:40 AM
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Saltwater Mom
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ga
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You would spend a fortune on pods using a nano. Even if you set up a grow tank for raising them, your talking a lot of work. You just can't imagine how much those little guys eat. I am also wanting one but have been waiting for the tank to mature and now that I am at that point, I am being to picky. I want one that is nice and fat and already been introduced to live food. So still searching.
Stillman that is a beatiful mandarin! Nice and fat. Does he show any interest in frozen food at all? Hint hint wink! 
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05-04-2007, 08:05 AM
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Ahhhh Barnacles!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
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Originally Posted by jenajet
I want one that is nice and fat and already been introduced to live food. So still searching.
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Get ahold of Billy at www.riptidesreef.com
He has them quite often and he won't sell a mandarin dragonette until it is eating frozen foods. If you don't see them on his site, Send him an email. He may have some in training.
And Congrats Stillman! I have one named "Spot" and I love him.
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05-04-2007, 08:26 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Corning, California
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when i had my tank, i had one. mine ate frozen food.
they are very neat to have but a lot of work.. make sure the food supply is enough
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