Article on breeding mandarinfish
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Article on breeding mandarinfish
I've been looking for a good article on breeding mandarinfish. Does anyone know of one? Do you know at what age mandarinfishes matures?
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Re: Article on breeding mandarinfish
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showt ... did=824111
This is a breeding log, perhaps it will give some insight.
This is a breeding log, perhaps it will give some insight.
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Re: Article on breeding mandarinfish
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/mandreprofaqs.htm
is not too bad either.
I have been looking into this also. If you can get to live together the spawning isn't too difficult. It is catching the eggs and rearing the fry that pose the problems.
There is one guy here that is selling tank raised mandarins that have been weened off "pods" and they are a tad expensive (double regular retail).
is not too bad either.
I have been looking into this also. If you can get to live together the spawning isn't too difficult. It is catching the eggs and rearing the fry that pose the problems.
There is one guy here that is selling tank raised mandarins that have been weened off "pods" and they are a tad expensive (double regular retail).
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- Troender
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Re: Article on breeding mandarinfish
Thanks, both of you. I actually have a tank raised mandarin, so it eats frozen food. It's only half a year old, so breeding is years away. But I still want to know about it. I just find it interesting. BTW, my new little mandarin boy will soon share his tank with a tank bred pretty little mandarin girl! 
Inger Anne
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Re: Article on breeding mandarinfish
Do post pics when they are in the tank togetherTroender wrote:Thanks, both of you. I actually have a tank raised mandarin, so it eats frozen food. It's only half a year old, so breeding is years away. But I still want to know about it. I just find it interesting. BTW, my new little mandarin boy will soon share his tank with a tank bred pretty little mandarin girl!
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- Troender
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Re: Article on breeding mandarinfish
I can start with a pic of the little mandarin boy I already have. His name is Little Mandarin.


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Re: Article on breeding mandarinfish
Troender wrote:His name is Little Mandarin.
LOL!! your names are as original as mine!
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