Yea, I remember. To me, it is not that the fishes wont eat frozen food, it is that for every one that does, there are 30 that never do. I think most will eat brine, but the problem there is that they starve before they ever decide to switch to other prepared foods. Maybe there is something in F1 that they like? Sounds like there are a couple ppl on the list that have mandrins that eat it. My scooter blenny wont touch it. He loves mysis shrimp, and brine and will occasionaly grab a piece of chopped sqiud or krill in the vege formula that I feed. He seems to stick with the crusteacons. Your point of eating in the store is a good one. If anyone is going to get one, make sure they are eating in the store. That will give a much better chance of survival at home....
How often do you feed him? IMO Shane C. > -----Original Message----- > From: David Hansen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 1:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: re[4]: compatibility > > I realize that I am an exception to the rule but I know that I do not have > enough copepods to support the mandrine. He just eats formula foods. The > reason why I know I don't have enough copepods is because Shane if you > remember I had a terrible time with my tank when I moved it and I have not > seen any copepods in the tank since those problems. I have not added > anything to my tank since the problem. I think my advantage was that I > saw the fish eat brine in the store before I bought him. The hardest part > is getting the fish to start eating foods other than live foods. Once > that is done it's just a matter of time before he eats anything that is > prepared. > > > > >> David and I are in the same boat, mine eats brine and formula foods > also > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: David Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 3:27 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: re[2]: compatibility > > > >> I have had a mandrine for over a year now but I was luck I found one > at > >> the > >> store that was already eating brine shimp. I just kept feeding > formula > >> foods with the brine and made sure that the formula ended up around > him. > >> Now he eats all formula foods including flake and shes very fat and > happy. > >> I did this with only 70lbs or so of live rock. > > > >> Sincerely, > > >> David Hansen > >> Warehouse Manager > >> sent via GoldMine on 10/17/01 > > >> phone: 205-278-8129 > >> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> FAX: 205-941-1934 > >> web: www.InLine.com > > >> InLine - Internet for Business > >> ________________________________________ > > >> LEAVING THE LIST > >> ===============To stop receiving messages you will need to send a > message > >> to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the > >> list. > >> The list manager controls who belongs to the list. > > >> For example: > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >> From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: <not needed> > > >> UNSUBSCRIBE > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >> ________________________________________ > > >> LEAVING THE LIST > >> ================ > >> To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the > >> list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. > > >> For example: > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- > >> From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: <not needed> > > >> UNSUBSCRIBE > >> -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > David Hansen > Warehouse Manager > sent via GoldMine on 10/17/01 > > phone: 205-278-8129 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > FAX: 205-941-1934 > web: www.InLine.com > > InLine - Internet for Business > ________________________________________ > > LEAVING THE LIST > ===============To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the > list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. > > For example: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: <not needed> > > UNSUBSCRIBE > -------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________ LEAVING THE LIST ================ To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. For example: -------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <not needed> UNSUBSCRIBE --------------------------------------------------------------
