Thread: Mandrin Goby?
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Old 12/05/2007, 01:51 PM
Zaita Zaita is offline
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Originally posted by snorvich
Thanks for your kind words. I have been keeping Mandarins for quite a while even to the point of getting them to spawn. I simply hate to see a fish brought into an environment where it has no chance.
I couldn't agree more. There is a reason why this fish has been rated as difficult (or experts only), yet so many people will buy one because it looks pretty and not understand the consequences for the fish.

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By the way Zaita, you live in a gorgeous part of the world. Some day I will return.
It is a nice country indeed! Not so nice for marine tanks thou as we have very strict bio-security laws. But we make do
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