Diana, have you considered getting a mandarin that's eating frozen food? Then the pods would just be a back up source.
I saw a Mandarin @the LFS in Johnson, AR (where I get my fish/corals) and I ask if it was eating....the store owner says they've never kept one long enough to make sure they are eating. I guess by that he meant that they sell quickly after they get them in.Diana, have you considered getting a mandarin that's eating frozen food? Then the pods would just be a back up source.
I'm here to tell ya, those little BUGS are so much FUN to watch!!
My family thinks I'm bonkers cause I have several different strength magnifying lens that I sit and study the sand bed with during the late evening "when the bugs come out"
I don't know Diana, I never ordered anything alive online. I know in Oklahoma it is hard to collect pods.
Paul
What a great initiative. You sure are creative in getting the pods and bacterial into your tank.
Love the Pics