Mandarin dragonet

Copper miner AZ · 08/21/2014, 07:11 PM

Anyone ever have their mandarin go carpet surfing, had mine for about 2.5 months and yesterday he went hardwood floor diving. Didn't think they would do something like that. He usually just hung out in the rocks and we might see him once a week on the bottom at the rock edges. Just ****es me off cause he was a small beauty.

reepher315 · 08/21/2014, 08:50 PM

I assume its dead.. Sorry for your loss. Could have been chased out? Any bullys in the tank with it?

ahmed_iAM · 08/21/2014, 09:46 PM

Really odd for a mandarin to jump. I've had all my wrasses, gobies and blennies jump at some point, but never my mandarin.

lllesley · 08/22/2014, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Copper miner AZ

Anyone ever have their mandarin go carpet surfing, had mine for about 2.5 months and yesterday he went hardwood floor diving. Didn't think they would do something like that. He usually just hung out in the rocks and we might see him once a week on the bottom at the rock edges. Just ****es me off cause he was a small beauty.

I had one mandarin jump while trying to escape a Red Coris wrasse chasing it constantly and attacking it. The wrasse had already killed the mated partner (we tried to catch before it killed him) but lost both before we got rid of the wrasse.

BIGD0G · 08/22/2014, 07:15 AM

Check the tank for stray voltage from a powerhead or heater.

aujosh84 · 08/22/2014, 11:56 AM

We lost our mandarin to the carpet. He was really healthy and fat too. Not too much later we found 2 mantis shrimps in the tank. I like to put the blame on them.

coralsnaked · 08/22/2014, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ahmed_iAM

Really odd for a mandarin to jump. I've had all my wrasses, gobies and blennies jump at some point, but never my mandarin.

A Mandarin is a Goby and all Gobiess are jumpers, some more than others. Gobies require a covered tank or like my goby tank a 12" fence.

Bummer!

This is an expert level fish and being this post is in the beginers section ???

Xavibear · 08/22/2014, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by coralsnaked

A Mandarin is a Goby and all Gobiess are jumpers, some more than others. Gobies require a covered tank or like my goby tank a 12" fence.

Bummer!

This is an expert level fish and being this post is in the beginers section ???

Mandarins are dragonettes not gobies.

Some fish are more likely than other, but they all can jump.

kw22 · 08/22/2014, 12:57 PM

What are the water parameters?and +1 ^^

08/21/2014, 07:11 PM	#1
Copper miner AZ Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 85	Mandarin dragonet Anyone ever have their mandarin go carpet surfing, had mine for about 2.5 months and yesterday he went hardwood floor diving. Didn't think they would do something like that. He usually just hung out in the rocks and we might see him once a week on the bottom at the rock edges. Just ****es me off cause he was a small beauty.

08/22/2014, 07:15 AM	#5
BIGD0G Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Shalimar, FL Posts: 307	Check the tank for stray voltage from a powerhead or heater. __________________ 180g Dual Corner Overflow, Dual Herbie w/return over top, 45 gallon sump, Little giant return pump, Vertex Alpha 200 Skimmer, Apex w/ORP, Temp, PH & salinity probes, 3 EB8s, VDM, PM2, Lunar Simulator Current Tank Info: 180g

08/22/2014, 11:56 AM	#6
aujosh84 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Indialantic, FL Posts: 247	We lost our mandarin to the carpet. He was really healthy and fat too. Not too much later we found 2 mantis shrimps in the tank. I like to put the blame on them. __________________ wde Current Tank Info: 75g reef in the works

08/22/2014, 12:57 PM	#9
kw22 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Éire (Republic of Ireland) Posts: 435	What are the water parameters?and +1 ^^ __________________ If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,it will spend its whole life thinking that it is stupid. Current Tank Info: All freshwater at the moment.Hoping to set up a marine tank in the future.

08/21/2014, 08:50 PM	#2
reepher315 Humble Student Join Date: May 2014 Location: Geneva, NY Posts: 816	I assume its dead.. Sorry for your loss. Could have been chased out? Any bullys in the tank with it?

08/21/2014, 09:46 PM	#3
ahmed_iAM Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 419	Really odd for a mandarin to jump. I've had all my wrasses, gobies and blennies jump at some point, but never my mandarin.