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Pod population in my tank is thriving. Can you post video of your Mandarins so we newby' scan get a sense of what we can expect? Thanks!!
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Hi there, the Mandarins were fine but we needed a TON of copepods to feed all four. To the point where we decided not to continue with this because nobody who did not own a copepod company could reasonably keep four of these fish fed in this size tank. We were dumping in upwards of 2 gallons ($300 MSRP) a week and we realized that we really did not want anyone else to attempt this, especially anyone who is new to the hobby. We have decided to go in a different direction with the channel, one that is more geared towards helping new hobbyists succeed and understand their ecosystems. We tried it and it sort of worked, but it was not practical for the average hobbyist to try and keep that many mandarins in this size tank so we decided not to continue it. Again, we absolutely DO NOT recommend that anyone else attempt this. The new channel is sent to launch in January, the tank has matured nicely despite being moved once from TX to CO, and we will have only one mandarin in the new youtube series that is coming soon. Thank you for your interest!
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It is great, no issues at all and being able to program it to the max and min flow levels for the tank is a really great feature. Thanks for asking!
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Thank you! I was able to have one made for $80 from Elegant Reef in San Antonio, TX. If you do go with this tank, a lid is almost a must as we had 3 fish jump on us in the first three months!
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