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02/18/2018, 02:09 PM | #26 |
Sir Brian The Lenient
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I did read the thread.
A person said "go for it" without the least bit of information on this thread as to tank size. I immediately discarded that opinion. Those who did ask for more information (and whose advice was based on experience), those are the ones you should have listened to. The only advice you "absorbed" was the advice that supported what you wanted to do.
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02/18/2018, 02:10 PM | #27 |
Sir Brian The Lenient
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There isn't a person on this thread that wants you to fail. Watching a mandarin starve to death is a very sad thing.
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02/18/2018, 03:37 PM | #28 |
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Sometimes you just got to try, learn from the experience and move on.
I kept a mandarin in a 20 for six months until moving him to my 70 where he's been for 16 months now. He was the star of the tank along with a pair of Darwin clowns. I made my own PODs, white worms, and fortified new hatch brine nauplii. Since I only had him in a 20 for six months, I do not know if he would have continued to survive....my guess is....if you work hard enough...it is possible While I always appreciate the guidance from the experts and profit from their experiences, I have seen hobbists do things they were told impossible. As long as he's pecking, he's eating.....space is about self sufficient food sources, mandarin Copepods can be easily kept and fed to a tank where theirs a hobbist that wished to do so. Never say never Last edited by Uncle99; 02/18/2018 at 03:50 PM. |
02/18/2018, 04:03 PM | #29 | |
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Quote:
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02/18/2018, 05:11 PM | #30 |
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OP-“I don’t disregard information”
RC-“19 people said not to do it” OP-“one person said go for it” RC-“wha-what about the other 19 people who said not to?” OP-“I disregarded them” Me-
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02/18/2018, 05:34 PM | #31 |
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Mandarins die because of a lack of food.
Where I am from, live bottles of Copepods are easily available for about 20 bucks. After two years, I am still not sure why people say these fish are hard to keep. 20 years ago yup, today, nope. He got his advice, and wants to try...I will help him but their are more experienced people on this site. |
02/18/2018, 05:51 PM | #32 |
Sir Brian The Lenient
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Good luck to the OP. All that can be said has been said.
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