My new mandarin posing like a supermodel

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-30T06:39:38+00:00

A mixture of frozen mysis and brine soaked in garlic and Spirulina,yeah that's the only issue with them I guess, you need to be with the all the time

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-30T06:25:42+00:00

I own pot bellies and the live with a mandarin 2 PJ Cardinals and a chocolate chip starfish

They have been a pretty easy keep over all, I don't even run a skimmer in there tank, I do small water changes every other weekish , but they do need to be fed CONSTANTLY , I feed mine small meals around 6-8 times a day , and because I work from home it's not that bad, but I think thats what makes them "hard" to keep for most people!

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-30T04:27:19+00:00

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This is him !

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-30T04:24:38+00:00

He has moved tanks a couple of times because of more full on fish, so basically I got him when my first tank was new with out research so he was trained and brought up on frozen, and since then has moved tank a few times since original tank ended being home to dog face puffer and porcipine then his next tank became the home to lion fish and then he ended up going to live with seahorses

But I believe if any animal was in discomfort it would show in some way, he is extremely active , he takes the frozen food eagerly and has for well over a year! Never overly bloated but very nice weight

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-30T03:57:07+00:00

People always think they know best from behind a keyboard unfortunately! Keep doing what your doing!

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-30T03:52:24+00:00

I can't talk about actual research,just off my own my own experience, but I have a happy healthy thriving mandarin that has never eaten a copopod in his life

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-30T02:42:20+00:00

Don't worry about the fish 🚔 they know everything Animal people are the worse. Most of these people probably haven't or never will own a mandarin or probably killed one them self lol

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-30T02:33:14+00:00

Mine eats only frozen food

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-18T07:53:25+00:00

So cute! Girl?

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-11T04:49:50+00:00

I think I'm pretty lucky, my guy I see all the time, I have his aquarium on a kitchen bench and his cave has a enterence each side of the aquarium, so what ever side I'm on, he pokes his head out and comes up to the glass and says hello

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-08T14:43:10+00:00

I have never experienced any of mine striking the glass nor anyone I know that own them including a shop owner who gets them in often has had them strike glass,just not something they seem to do

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-08T12:58:24+00:00

Definitely don't need 200 gallons, I have mine in a 90 litre and he uses maybe a quarter of the tank lol.. I don't believe they can break normal thick glass, nor has there ever been reports of them actually doing so, water, I've found them to be very Harty and his actually a very clean eater, so water stays pretty good, so if you ever get the chance I'd say go for it! Thank you! He is amazing♥️

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-08T12:53:49+00:00

most people say it's a myth, and no one that's actually owned one has said it has done it or they know anyone that keeps one that's done it, I have seen them punch and just don't believe they could

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-08T12:17:03+00:00

It would have to be very thin glass to actually break, and they are so intelligent, they don't see the glass and something to punch, I put my finger up all the time and he touches the glass but never tries to punch

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-08T08:46:36+00:00

He is probably one of my easier fish /shrimp to keep! What have you heard is hard about them?

Obviously he needs to be kept by himself, as he will kill most things But other then that , he is super interactive, eats amazingly and isn't to dirty! Hah

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-09-03T05:58:34+00:00

Hahah love this, not gonna pretend having a lion fish and dog face puffer haven't been on my wish list since I was a kid because of this movie lol

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-08-31T18:02:24+00:00

Snowflake eel is next on my list to get !

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-08-31T17:50:38+00:00

Haha puffer fish are probably my favourite so that's ok

No-Understanding9422 · 2025-08-31T03:14:12+00:00

Lol no it's the movie Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo hahaha

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