Mandarin Dragonet Training

[varmman]

omg! that's exctly what i did to train him into eatg brine/mysis shrimp...but he died 2days later!! :((

[1ssssjts]

good idea except in my 90 gallon its impossible to catch him

[won0312]

are the corals hard to keep? cuz it looked relly nice in ur vid and im thinking of getting them

[sebandersenwood]

@won0312

they require a knowledge of basic chemistry. you must maintain various ion concentrations:

amonia:0mg/l

nitrite:0mg/l

nitrate: <5mg/l

specific grvity: 1.023-1.025

calcium: 370-470 (most comonly around 400)

KH 7-12 depending on style of tank and inhabitants.

and many more. also, some corals require feeding 2 times a day. i have spent over £700 on lighting alone (it is a very expensive hobby), you must start with a large tank or water chemistry mistakes will be exaggerated.

[kinkeebeatz]

That looks like Stitch from Lilo & Stitch cartoon! I'm getting one!

[thedee150]

so u put it in a overflow box but not actually hooked up and u put food in it to train it to eat food ?

[Th3mast3r69]

What exactly are you trying to teach him again!??? Annoying song by the way lol.

[Tempdoom]

No that was his food they are very picky eaters and thy like small feeder shrimps and prefer copepods, dont need to be fed if you have copepods in a refugium for him to eat.

[Jpieka19]

EAT THE FOOD!! -napolian dynomite voice

[TWhite2345]

So cute he looked like he was being petted by the wavy thing in the bottom of net

[Freckleface805]

such a sick fish

[grahamhendricks]

cute

[donottrytoreadthis]

how did you keep it alive in that container for the time it was in there

[TheBettaMaster]

@donottrytoreadthis Close monitoring.

[donottrytoreadthis]

@TheBettaMaster no i meant like waterflow wise

[Poreoxide]

oh thats different but ok :D

[duckman252525]

Is that bine shrimp swiming along

[wantsome480]

Cool video I might have to try that sometime. What is that blue/black fish at the end of the video?

[TheBettaMaster]

Javanese Damselfish.

[torosax]

@wantsome480 It's also known as a Velvet Damsel ;o)

[rarityd]

there are plenty of Mandarin Goby to select from at my LFS. Their going rates are at around $14 to 20 but this fish is known as a picky eater, and would dies off after a few months due to the lack of proper care.

[Poreoxide]

that fish is AWESOME!!! and is that its fry?

[TheBettaMaster]

It's his food.

[Zenshdw]

awesome fish

[xJrockk]

Beautiful fish. how much did it cost?

[TheWarOrphan]

@xJrockk Green Mandarin Dragonet is about 14-40$ depending if it is captive bred or tank raised. you will have more success with a tank raised ManDrag!

[flyleafrules93]

i thought they were called "Mandarin goby" unless there are 2 or 3 names (one being the scientific)

[TheLiddleFishKeeper]

@flyleafrules93 mandarins actually aren't gobies; there dragonets, but mandarin goby is just another name for it

[bobontheroof]

That's a pretty fish. How much did it cost you?