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I have a 65 gallon 36" tank, and I was wondering if it would be advisable to add a dragonet, either a mandarin or a ruby red scooter. As my tank is only three months old, I'd wait at least another six months before adding one, of course. I find in my research that people generally have a refugium and at least 50 lbs of rock in order to succeed, though. I have around 40 - 45 lbs of rock total, and no refugium. I could modify my sump and add one in, but I would need to remove my skimmer in order to do that. I don't think that I could culture copepods or hatch brine shrimp for one on a regular basis, my schedule wouldn't allow for live feedings. I am currently only feeding once a day, but I could bump that up to twice if needed. Some of the information that I find suggests that scooter dragonets can go into tanks as small as 30 gallons, but others say their feeding needs are identical to those of a mandarin. Thoughts?