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    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)
    Lighting Cycle:
    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.

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

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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