What else do maderins/scooter blennies eat?

Mikeman · 07-18-2001, 08:39 PM

Do they eat live brine shrimp regularly?

thanks

MtnDewMan · 07-18-2001, 10:50 PM

I am lucky enough to have my Mandarin eat frozen brine shrimp along with the live stuff in the rocks and sand bed.

mastaJ · 07-18-2001, 11:58 PM

It is my understanding that manderins and scooters will eat LBS however it is not as healthy for them. The scooters at my LFS will eat frozen brine or bloodworms when they hit the bottom of the tank. HTH

organicreefer · 07-19-2001, 12:40 AM

i have a mandarin ,and in the six months ive had him (hes been in captivity for almost three years now he used to belong to a freind)hes never looked twice at any food i put in the tank.he munches copepods/amphipods all day long though and is fat and healthy.it is my understanding that you shouldnt attempt to keep a mandarin unless youre tank can provide this natural food source.most reccomendations ive read are 100 lbs. of live rock per mandarin,i think this might be a little exagerated,especially if you have a refugium,a live dsb etc..a beautiful fish ,but he spends most of the time in and behind the rocks hunting.hth

eses · 07-19-2001, 12:28 PM

My scooter blennie eats everything fortunatly. Even flake food, it just has to get to the bottom. I had a mandarin, which died of ich, but he wouldn't eat anything but the copepods and other small critters in the tank .. which he decemated the supply of really quickly. Even with a sump and refugium setup for them to grow.

FlintO · 07-20-2001, 11:19 AM

I have had a mandarin for about 6-7 months now and I have found it to eat just about anything that gets to the bottom but the most important thing with these beauties is to have a large supply of liverock. Too many times have I heard fellow reefers tell me that they couldn't keep them fed well enough.

ranaman · 07-20-2001, 07:47 PM

I had one in a seahorse tank that was eating frozen mysis. This is lot more meat than frozen brine. It also ate with great gusto hawaiian red shrimp. You can buy a portion from Stockly's Aquarium for about $22 postpaid. So if you want to go through the expense you can use this as a supplement on new mandarins to get their body weight back up. See http://www.ecosaqua.com

07-18-2001, 08:39 PM	#1
Mikeman Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Watertown,SD,USA Posts: 1,502	What else do maderins/scooter blennies eat? Do they eat live brine shrimp regularly? thanks

07-18-2001, 10:50 PM	#2
MtnDewMan Mayor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mukilteo, WA Posts: 748	I am lucky enough to have my Mandarin eat frozen brine shrimp along with the live stuff in the rocks and sand bed. __________________ MDM My Reef Tank Reef Frontiers

07-18-2001, 11:58 PM	#3
mastaJ Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 294	It is my understanding that manderins and scooters will eat LBS however it is not as healthy for them. The scooters at my LFS will eat frozen brine or bloodworms when they hit the bottom of the tank. HTH __________________ -mastaJ

07-20-2001, 07:47 PM	#7
ranaman Council Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Imperial Polk County, Fl Posts: 432	I had one in a seahorse tank that was eating frozen mysis. This is lot more meat than frozen brine. It also ate with great gusto hawaiian red shrimp. You can buy a portion from Stockly's Aquarium for about $22 postpaid. So if you want to go through the expense you can use this as a supplement on new mandarins to get their body weight back up. See http://www.ecosaqua.com __________________ "The octopus notices the little cowries."

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07-19-2001, 12:40 AM	#4
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	i have a mandarin ,and in the six months ive had him (hes been in captivity for almost three years now he used to belong to a freind)hes never looked twice at any food i put in the tank.he munches copepods/amphipods all day long though and is fat and healthy.it is my understanding that you shouldnt attempt to keep a mandarin unless youre tank can provide this natural food source.most reccomendations ive read are 100 lbs. of live rock per mandarin,i think this might be a little exagerated,especially if you have a refugium,a live dsb etc..a beautiful fish ,but he spends most of the time in and behind the rocks hunting.hth

07-19-2001, 12:28 PM	#5
eses Council Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Seattle Posts: 270	My scooter blennie eats everything fortunatly. Even flake food, it just has to get to the bottom. I had a mandarin, which died of ich, but he wouldn't eat anything but the copepods and other small critters in the tank .. which he decemated the supply of really quickly. Even with a sump and refugium setup for them to grow.

07-20-2001, 11:19 AM	#6
FlintO New in Town Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 4	I have had a mandarin for about 6-7 months now and I have found it to eat just about anything that gets to the bottom but the most important thing with these beauties is to have a large supply of liverock. Too many times have I heard fellow reefers tell me that they couldn't keep them fed well enough.

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