Pod Piles

[Joe Fish]

I'm making the leap with my first mandarin. I know my pod population is great in my fuge and I see them all the time in my tank. I know you can make little pod piles in the display to keep a safe house for them as well. Since I don't have any rock to use what about a teracotta pot that I crushed up? Hopefullly the mandarin will take prepared foods, but you never know.

 

[eva]

Good luck with your embarkment. Have you picked it out yet, if not, when will you? Pics will be great!

 

[Joe Fish]

I have one on hold at the LFS. I'm going to get it tonight. I'll try to get some pics soon.

 

[Lorna]

Joe I have heard that the green mandarins are easier than the blue ones.....not sure if there is any truth to that or not. Good luck. Unfortunately I have a 6 line that has decimated my pod population so no mandarin for me though I would love one.......

 

[Joe Fish]

I got one! I think it's a female because it doesn't have the spikie thing in the front. She is quite small, but I hope she makes it.

 

[lordroad]

Hi Joe,

For my pod piles I used smashed seashells (bought a bag of them from a craft store for six dollars, unpolished and looking like they were just picked off the beach) and coral rubble which I bought from the LFS. I also used wads and wads of chaeto which is like steel wool and gives the pods a great place to hide and also they eat this stuff.

The pot should work fine too. Good luck!

 

[Joe Fish]

That's not a bad idea. If I put the cheato in the display it will get eaten up.

 

[Lorna]

Do tangs actually eat cheato? I didn't think that fish ate it.....

 

[Joe Fish]

I guess my emerald crab ate a bunch of mine, but he has since past so I guess I would be ok. Now that I think of it I think I seen a fish at the fish store eating some of it. I want to say it was a yellow hawaiian tang.