Green Mandarins

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General
Species: Green Mandarin
Social Structure:
Size of Individuals: Male a little over a 1" and the female about half his size.
Age of Individuals: I have had them for about two years
Date added to Tank: two years ago

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 120 gallon
Substrate Details: shallow sand bed
Filtration Details: 20 gallon sump, 20 gallon fuge
Water Changes: 10 gallons a week
Water Temperature: 78-80
Lighting: 6X54W T5HO, 250w MH
Lighting Cycle: 12 hours
Other Tank Inhabitants: many others

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: mix of shrimp, squid, clams, formula 1 and 2.
Feeding Schedule: a couple times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: Unknown
Spawn Time of Day: evenings right before the lights go out
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: seems like every week
Courtship Details: spawning rise several times
Egg Size: very small
Egg Color: clear
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Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 78
Size of Larval Tank: 10 gallons
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: small piece of Live Rock
Filtration Details: none
Lighting: none (sits near DT so it gets light from it)
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Water Changes: none

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From what I am reading as long as you give the baby's low to no flow and lots of pods they should thrive.

Sounds cool! How long have they been spawning for you? Any pics yet?

They have been spawning for about 6 months I think. I don't have any pictures really but I think I have a video of them doing the spawning raise so I will try and get that posted.

Well I have been taking a break from trying to breed any of my fish due to the baby that should be here any day now. I did however get my hands on a copy of "Conditioning, spawning and rearing of fish with emphasis on marine clownfish". I'm hoping this book with help me get a little better idea on what I need to do to get these eggs to settle.

Have you been able to catch the spawn and raise them? We had a pair of mandarins for years that spawned nightly, but we never tried raising them. Right now we're looking for a fat and happy female green mandarin. We have a male already. He seems to be actively scouting the tank for a mate. He also sees his reflection in the glass and shows off. He's a cute little guy.

Terry & Rick
Tropical Reef Corals

I did catch the eggs one time and had them for about 3 days but didn't have anything setup to raise them so they didn't last to long. Once I get a better setup going I will give it a shot because they spawn a lot.