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john fox · January 14th, 2014, 05:01 PM

I just setup this 15 gal tank with live sand ; hoping to get some live rock soon I read that I should wait 4 weeks for this tank to cycle and that I should have no life in it till then. TRUE ?

**stevem** · January 14th, 2014, 09:56 PM

used them before
pretty good

*Astchiefy* · January 14th, 2014, 10:21 PM

I want to order the Mandarin/ copopod pack but they don't have it when i want it and shipping them in the cold is a gamble

**stevem** · January 15th, 2014, 02:01 PM

dont bother with their copapods
you will be dissappointed
and mandarin r so hard to keep you want to pick a nice healthy one to atleast give yourself a shot at keeping it alive.

**xoomer** · January 15th, 2014, 03:06 PM

I looked at my tank the other day and there is so much crap crawling on the glass and pods flying everywhere that I can probably support a pair of Mandarins at this point. Even snails started laying eggs on the glass. It's amazing what 5 years of proper husbandry can do to a tank.

I still have the original set of Tonga Nassarius snails that I bought about 5 years ago. There may not be 12 left but I counted 5 in one spot. They tend to favor the side on the far end away from the window. Most fish actually sleep in the corner too.

*Astchiefy* · January 16th, 2014, 09:53 PM

That's a shame because I managed to keep one over year plus before it faded. I hate ordering live stock through the mail. You never know what you'll get. I ordered frags one time and they came lokking horrible. Didn't last.

**stevem** · January 17th, 2014, 12:17 AM

and a mandarin will make short work of all that
they r so hard to keep for prolong times, yes you can keep it for 6 months or a year. then there no more food and they starve
they eat all day and you see your pods go very quick

**stevem** · January 17th, 2014, 12:17 AM

but still beautiful
i guess still worth it

January 14th, 2014, 10:21 PM	#33
Astchiefy Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: BKLYN Posts: 192 Rep Power: 24	I want to order the Mandarin/ copopod pack but they don't have it when i want it and shipping them in the cold is a gamble __________________ DeeFromBrooklyn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv3Q...Si0DIh6MYLYuDA https://www.facebook.com/DeeFromBrooklynAquatics?ref=hl

January 15th, 2014, 03:06 PM	#35
xoomer Admin Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Staten Island, NYC Posts: 239 Rep Power: 31	I looked at my tank the other day and there is so much crap crawling on the glass and pods flying everywhere that I can probably support a pair of Mandarins at this point. Even snails started laying eggs on the glass. It's amazing what 5 years of proper husbandry can do to a tank. I still have the original set of Tonga Nassarius snails that I bought about 5 years ago. There may not be 12 left but I counted 5 in one spot. They tend to favor the side on the far end away from the window. Most fish actually sleep in the corner too. __________________ BAS - Educating Aquarists Since 1911.

January 16th, 2014, 09:53 PM	#36
Astchiefy Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: BKLYN Posts: 192 Rep Power: 24	Fish By Mail That's a shame because I managed to keep one over year plus before it faded. I hate ordering live stock through the mail. You never know what you'll get. I ordered frags one time and they came lokking horrible. Didn't last. __________________ DeeFromBrooklyn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv3Q...Si0DIh6MYLYuDA https://www.facebook.com/DeeFromBrooklynAquatics?ref=hl

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January 14th, 2014, 05:01 PM	#31
john fox Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: bklyn Posts: 331 Rep Power: 29	I just setup this 15 gal tank with live sand ; hoping to get some live rock soon I read that I should wait 4 weeks for this tank to cycle and that I should have no life in it till then. TRUE ?

January 14th, 2014, 09:56 PM	#32
stevem Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 687 Rep Power: 32	used them before pretty good

January 15th, 2014, 02:01 PM	#34
stevem Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 687 Rep Power: 32	dont bother with their copapods you will be dissappointed and mandarin r so hard to keep you want to pick a nice healthy one to atleast give yourself a shot at keeping it alive.

January 17th, 2014, 12:17 AM	#37
stevem Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 687 Rep Power: 32	and a mandarin will make short work of all that they r so hard to keep for prolong times, yes you can keep it for 6 months or a year. then there no more food and they starve they eat all day and you see your pods go very quick

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