Dragonet - Page 2

michael_cb_125 · 01-26-2008, 10:53 AM

I am getting her a boyfriend when I get the new tank setup!

JWarren · 01-26-2008, 10:56 AM

Your goby and dragonet get along OK?

michael_cb_125 · 01-26-2008, 11:11 AM

I dont have a Goby. Do you mean Jawfish

JWarren · 01-26-2008, 03:27 PM

Is that the fish in your avitar? If it is, that's the one I am talking about.

The only fish photo I could find that looks like it was in one of my books of a sulpher goby, so I thought it was a goby. Dose he burrow?

michael_cb_125 · 01-26-2008, 03:31 PM

That fish is Jose. He is a Blue Spot Jaw Fish. The mandarin is the only fish that Jose will let get anywhere near his burrow. These Jawfish build extensive burrows and guard them with their lives. The Mandarin can cruise right into Jose's burrow, and he does not even care. ~Michael

JWarren · 01-26-2008, 03:37 PM

Very cool! He is very colorful! I saw a photo you posted of him in another thread. I ment to ask you about him but I lost the thread.

Techno-Vicki · 01-26-2008, 03:39 PM

Hey Michael, get the girl friend and they will dance

see my video flash of fire just below. Mine haven't danced for a while, but I think it is because she is not quite right. I am not sure why.

michael_cb_125 · 01-26-2008, 03:44 PM

I am getting her a male soon. Maybe tonite. I know that mandarins are disease resistant fish. I have a pet store near my house called fintastic. They have alot of fish but some seem very unhealthy. Others seem fine. I have seen ick in a few of their tanks. Can mandarins get ick? I may go this evening and get her a BF

Dentoid · 01-26-2008, 03:53 PM

Vicki, for some reason your videos don't open on my Apple.

panmanmatt · 01-26-2008, 03:53 PM

Usually mandarins and other scale less fish don't get ich because their heavy mucous coating doesn't allow the cysts/parasites to attach.

Dentoid · 01-26-2008, 03:54 PM

Hypertek99 · 01-26-2008, 05:31 PM

I guess i'll share too. I just bought a Red Mandarin the other day so i caught my green one out and put them together to show you guys the color difference. I'm putting the green one in my frag tank and the red one in my display.

He's not even scared of me. Swims up to my hand. Hopefully i can train this one to eat frozen or dried food.
Green and Red together.

My green mandarin has been with me for almost 9 months now. It really fatten up after i added the refugium in. Then i was at the lfs and saw this target mandarin and i had to save it since it was starving.
Well for you people that think you can keep 2 mandarins think again. The 2 mandarins competed over the pods and finally the target mandarin died and the green mandarin is a little skinny again. But now he's starting to fatten back up again after the target died. Here are some pics of my target mandarin.

vdituri · 01-26-2008, 07:49 PM

That red mandarin is a beauty.
I've never seen one available locally.
Are they a rare variety?

Hypertek99 · 01-26-2008, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vdituri

That red mandarin is a beauty.
I've never seen one available locally.
Are they a rare variety?

Yeah they are pretty rare. Most you see are the green mandarin and the target mandarins.

kathywithbirds · 01-26-2008, 09:56 PM

Wow I didn't know their color changed when they slept. And I've never seen a red, beautiful fish.

01-26-2008, 10:53 AM	#16 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 3,627 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet I am getting her a boyfriend when I get the new tank setup! __________________ Owner of an Elos System 70 Now I have a jealous girlfriend!!! HaHa

01-26-2008, 10:56 AM	#17 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Your goby and dragonet get along OK? __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

01-26-2008, 11:11 AM	#18 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 3,627 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet I dont have a Goby. Do you mean Jawfish __________________ Owner of an Elos System 70 Now I have a jealous girlfriend!!! HaHa

01-26-2008, 03:27 PM	#19 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Is that the fish in your avitar? If it is, that's the one I am talking about. The only fish photo I could find that looks like it was in one of my books of a sulpher goby, so I thought it was a goby. Dose he burrow? __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

01-26-2008, 03:31 PM	#20 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 3,627 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet That fish is Jose. He is a Blue Spot Jaw Fish. The mandarin is the only fish that Jose will let get anywhere near his burrow. These Jawfish build extensive burrows and guard them with their lives. The Mandarin can cruise right into Jose's burrow, and he does not even care. ~Michael __________________ Owner of an Elos System 70 Now I have a jealous girlfriend!!! HaHa

01-26-2008, 03:37 PM	#21 (permalink)
JWarren Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida Posts: 1,425 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Very cool! He is very colorful! I saw a photo you posted of him in another thread. I ment to ask you about him but I lost the thread. __________________ John Typhoon RO/DI filter unit. My Saltwater web site. Help build ReefPedia!

01-26-2008, 03:39 PM	#22 (permalink)
Techno-Vicki Dancing Mandarins Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sanger, CA (on Kings River) Posts: 1,130 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dragonet Hey Michael, get the girl friend and they will dance see my video flash of fire just below. Mine haven't danced for a while, but I think it is because she is not quite right. I am not sure why. __________________ AKA - "Speedy" Extreme Reef Addition Videos of Mandarins, reef tank, and "His Majesty's" DIY water changer http://www.murrayproductions.org/Ree...RM_videos.html "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." - Henry Ford (1863-1947)

01-26-2008, 03:44 PM	#23 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 3,627 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet I am getting her a male soon. Maybe tonite. I know that mandarins are disease resistant fish. I have a pet store near my house called fintastic. They have alot of fish but some seem very unhealthy. Others seem fine. I have seen ick in a few of their tanks. Can mandarins get ick? I may go this evening and get her a BF __________________ Owner of an Elos System 70 Now I have a jealous girlfriend!!! HaHa

01-26-2008, 03:53 PM	#24 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Vicki, for some reason your videos don't open on my Apple. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

01-26-2008, 03:53 PM	#25 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Usually mandarins and other scale less fish don't get ich because their heavy mucous coating doesn't allow the cysts/parasites to attach. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

01-26-2008, 03:54 PM	#26 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

01-26-2008, 05:31 PM	#27 (permalink)
Hypertek99 Midas Blenny Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Roanoke, Va Posts: 102 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet I guess i'll share too. I just bought a Red Mandarin the other day so i caught my green one out and put them together to show you guys the color difference. I'm putting the green one in my frag tank and the red one in my display. He's not even scared of me. Swims up to my hand. Hopefully i can train this one to eat frozen or dried food. Green and Red together. My green mandarin has been with me for almost 9 months now. It really fatten up after i added the refugium in. Then i was at the lfs and saw this target mandarin and i had to save it since it was starving. Well for you people that think you can keep 2 mandarins think again. The 2 mandarins competed over the pods and finally the target mandarin died and the green mandarin is a little skinny again. But now he's starting to fatten back up again after the target died. Here are some pics of my target mandarin. __________________ 8 Years experience, 29Gal Exotic Zoanthid and LPS Tank

01-26-2008, 07:49 PM	#28 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 5,772 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Dragonet That red mandarin is a beauty. I've never seen one available locally. Are they a rare variety? __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

01-26-2008, 09:56 PM	#30 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,797 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Dragonet Wow I didn't know their color changed when they slept. And I've never seen a red, beautiful fish. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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