Mandarin and pod situation

[nightmarepl]

Hey guys anyone here have a mandarin i finally got one spotted mandarin in the 200 gallon display 80 gallon sump system, i have a good pod population from the looks of it could one mandarin actually wipe out all the pods or will they reproduce fast enough

 

[MadReefer]

I was always told you will need to replenish the pod population over time regardless of tank size. I had a few but tried ways to increase pods by adding more rock, pod hotels, macro algae, etc.
I did lax on adding pods and lost the mandarins. I will get another one but will try to culture my own pods in a separate container an add them over time.

 

[mwil79]

I have had a spotted mandarin in a 65g, then moved to a 50g frag tank. I have not added pods in years.

While yes they will hunt all day, pods reproduce fairly quick so if its a well established tank it shouldn't require adding more.

 

[nightmarepl]

I have had a spotted mandarin in a 65g, then moved to a 50g frag tank. I have not added pods in years.

While yes they will hunt all day, pods reproduce fairly quick so if its a well established tank it shouldn't require adding more.

I’m going to eventually add more pods but I’m tying to also feed with baby brine and plankton maybe he’ll eat all

 

[DEL]

I've had my mandarin along with like 8 wrasses for over a year now. He will be fine. Survival instincts will kick in hahaha.

 

[nightmarepl]

I've had my mandarin along with like 8 wrasses for over a year now. He will be fine. Survival instincts will kick in hahaha.

lol yah hopefully i also took a mega risk and didn’t ich treat him cause the process sucks he looked worn out from the travel and their copper survival sucks so fingers crossed he won’t have ich

 

[Boehmtown]

I've had a couple, they both eventually ate pellets, I think they figure it out. 200 gallons is probably big enough to sustain 2

 

[nightmarepl]

I've had a couple, they both eventually ate pellets, I think they figure it out. 200 gallons is probably big enough to sustain 2

Eventually I’m planning to get a hawk fish and maybe a cleaner wrasse so I’ll prob add another mandarin depending how this one does

 

[Mark_C]

Had a spotted in a smaller tank, 40g. I dropped in a pod pack every 2 months or so to top up population and it survived for about 5-6 years.