Well, I got my sump set up, waited for the pods to multiply and finally got my Mandarin Goby (Dragonet)! Being a chronic cheapskate, I got one for as little as possible. Of course, for that price, I got a wild caught, stressed-out, half-starved fish. His belly was sunken in and he was extremely skittish. It took three days in my reef tank before he even moved from his hiding place under a large rock. Frankly, after all I have heard and read about these fish, I expected him to die of starvation. On that third day, a glimmer of hope began. He was doing a little hunting and I saw him picking at some of the rocks... I assume he was eating pods. Over the past few days, he has become a bit more bold... even came out in the open a few times. Yesterday was a great day! He was hanging out in one of his favorite spots in the back of the tank and I squirted some frozen brine shrimp down in his location with a baster. He started eating them!! He is no longer sunken-bellied and I am confident he is going to survive. : :bounce:
Many thanks to all of you who have helped me become a saltwater addict :tongue: and especially to lilfishie who provided some macroalgae for my sump. (BTW, it has grown prolifically and I will be trading some of it today for some Zoos.)
Many thanks to all of you who have helped me become a saltwater addict :tongue: and especially to lilfishie who provided some macroalgae for my sump. (BTW, it has grown prolifically and I will be trading some of it today for some Zoos.)