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Brine Shrimp
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:28 pm
by Wantadragonet
Does anyone know a good place to get live brine shrimp, Ive read they are a great food for Green Mandarin Dragonets if you dont have a long established tank.
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 4:54 pm
by Amphiprion
Welcome to the site. As far as dragonets go, you may want to look into a more nutritious live food, such as many of the aquacultured copepods. While brine shrimp may suffice as a supplement in fairly established tanks, it will not provide the nutrition necessary for a mandarin. You could also use these "pod" cultures to innoculate your system. I actually have a good bloom of them every week or two. It is really important to let you tank get established for these fish, though. They also eat many other things in addition to the 'pods, such as foraminiferans (like a shelled amoebae)and they need these to do well, also.
mandarin green dragonet
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:10 pm
by Wantadragonet
Yea I am wanting to learn more about them and get one once I get a 30+ tank set up because now im trying out a 10 gallon to see how well I can do and other than a problem with my powerhead blowing all my sand out of one corner everything is doing fine.