Originally Posted by
jasonp87
These are really cool fish. I saw some at Aqua SD a while back and really wanted them. I just didn't feel like I knew enough about these guys to give them a fair chance in my tank. Any tips/tricks on these guys? Do you they eat prepared foods in your tank or are they like other dragonettes that will pretty much only eat pods? They also seem to never get the size as the more common mandarin dragonettes, can you confirm? If they don't get as big they may be a better option for smaller aquariums that would have a hard time sustaining the larger variations due to their larger appetite.