Located in leominister. Can pick up. Please Pm me if you have anything!
lucky for me i have a family member whos been in the hobby for 20 plus years. so hopefully i should be good!Mandarin Goby can be difficult to keep. I’d do a lot of research and still be prepared to find another suitable home for it if you can’t get a steady diet. Additionally, it would be easier to introduce them to a well established tank (they love pods). good luck! Edit: I kinda combined a reply to your last two posts and gave you my personal opinion/info
I know this is a WTB thread, but since you are both new here and new to the hobby, I wanted to echo that this is great advice.Mandarin Goby can be difficult to keep. I’d do a lot of research and still be prepared to find another suitable home for it if you can’t get a steady diet. Additionally, it would be easier to introduce them to a well established tank (they love pods). good luck! Edit: I kinda combined a reply to your last two posts and gave you my personal opinion/info
lucky for me i have a family member whos been in the hobby for 20 plus years. so hopefully i should be good!
Many years ago I trained one to eat frozen out of a baby food jar in a 14 gallon frag tank. When I moved it to my big tank, it wouldn't eat the frozen anymore. I even put the baby food jar in there same as before, but it didn't care. I think it's natural instinct is to eat pods even when you think it's trained for frozen. Once it had a taste for pods, it wouldn't go back.I got a mandarin very early on due to inexperience and lost him. My tank didn't have a steady population of copepods but was told I can Target feed with store bought bottled pods. That was another mistake. These guys like to graze all day. Places have mandarins for sale pretty regularly for short money. I noticed the most beautiful also most challenging or problematic fish are the least expensive. You could find one trained for Frozen but how trained are they? Just my two cents and experience
I'm so glad to hear it. It's a really responsible decision.THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ADVICE!!!!!!!!! Although I'm not sure what is so "hmmm" about me having a grandfather who is very experienced lol. But I have definitely taken all of this into consideration and I will not be getting a Goby until I can afford a proper tank and proper care for one. You have all saved a fish from dying
Mandarins are the only goby that have really caught my eye. I think i'll just stick to my original planof a pair of clown fishYou can get a goby. Just not a mandarin, which is technically in its own class as dragonets. Lots of cool gobies you could get. Just take it slow and do some research. For a 20 gallon tank, check out nano-reef.com, its a great resource for small tanks.
So many people on this site have already reached out to me with incredibly cheap or even free corals. The community is definitely a driving force for me liking this hobby so much.I'm so glad to hear it. It's a really responsible decision.
This is an interesting hobby because all of us love reef ecosystems, but if we're not careful our love of reef aquaria can negatively impact the wild reefs. Luckily there are a huge number of aquacultured corals and fish. We're at the point where we can start talking about zero impact reef tanks.
You will find that there are many club members who will sell locally aquacultured corals at prices that fish stores can't compete with...so you can buy totally sustainable corals at fantastic prices.
Good luck with your tank!