Mandarin & Copepods

rbrown10 · 09-29-2007, 08:13 PM

Hi All:
I keep reading that a Mandarin Fish needs a lot of copepods in order to survive. Will a Mandarin also eat amphipods and isopods?
Thnx
RB

**Phurst** · 09-29-2007, 08:59 PM

Some isopods and amphipods are probably too large, but some are probably fine, and smaller young ones as well. I always hear them refered to as "pod" eaters, I just assumed that wasn't limited to copepods, but all "-pods". I can never see what my mandarin is pecking at, but I'm sure someone here will know for sure.

**Seahorsedreams** · 09-29-2007, 10:16 PM

They will eat all....