Last month I lost my Mandarin, who I had kept for 3 years now. He had become trapped under a fallen rock that a pair of extra large turbos managed to dislodge. Time for more reef epoxy. Needless to say I was quite bummed, but not as much as my daughter who thought of this fish as “her” fish. He was the sole fish in my 30 gal reef tank.![]()
I was quite concerned on buying a new one as that from talking to other aquarists, I felt that my mandarin was quite unique in the fact that he ate both the ‘pods in the tank as well as both frozen Brine and Mysis. Being only a 30 gal + a 20 Gal sump, the tank is only minimal for naturally feeding this fish.
After fixing the rock work, and well frankly cringing in the store, I bought a new Mandarin Monday fearful that this $25 fish may not do as well as the last one. My LFS had one that the had just got in the previous Thursday, and this fish had none of the typical sunken stomach that most LFS mandarins have. Although I thought the price was very high, I felt for a healthy and very good sized specimen that the cost might be worth it.
Both last night and this morning when I fed the tank, this new fish hustled his butt out (as much as a Mandarin can) and ate both frozen brine last night and Mysis this morning. What more my daughter thinks this one is much more pretty than the last one (even though they look almost identical to me).![]()



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