Mandarin Fish Factfile

[mousehunter22]

Nope that sounds simple,clean,short enough and to the point:D

Just enough to keep my attention:D

[ROB]

So summary box:-

Latin name
Region of Origin
Max fish Size
Minimum tank size required
Succeptable diseases
Feeding requirements
Reef tank suitability
Other fish compatability


Should there be any more?

Perhaps how mature the tank should be, just an Idea,

Rob,

[MR Teee]

was going to mention that in the feeding requirements ROB. It's pretty unique to mandarins that one.

[d j]

great info nice and easy to read lot of usefull stuff would be great to have a list like this of easy to keep fish for new reef keepers:p

[Gillybaby]

I think that just about sums it up Adam, all anyone should need to know at a glance. Unless you want to add a miscellaneous bit at the bottom for adding anything unique, it could be left blank for the majority of entries but is at least there for those comments that don't fit anywhere else.

If you need a hand with any, let me know ;)

[ROB]

was going to mention that in the feeding requirements ROB. It's pretty unique to mandarins that one.

Oh by the way I meant to say very good format concise and very informative, Looking forward to reading them,

Regards Rob.

[Paul P.]

Excellent thread

I waited 2 years to get my Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus) I have a
5x2.5(h)x2 and 150kg of lr but was still worried about getting one, it was eating frozen on the day I first saw it but still reserved it in the lfs for 2 weeks and made regular visits to make sure it was still feeding before buying it.

just to add my two penneth on the compatibility issue, I also have a sixline wrasse(my in tank clam protection system lol) and apart from a bit of "staring out" by the 6 line for a couple of hours after adding the Mandarin was added they totally ignore each other,

I think a major factor is the size of the tank and the amount of lr I have(see above) i`d be very wary of having these two in a smaller tank where competition for territory and food supply could become a major issue.