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Thanks for the advice, I appreciate your input. The fish are still small at the moment, so I've got some time to sort things out. I'm aware the copperband will outgrow the tank eventually, but I'm prepared for that. My mandarin's been doing great since I got it in September 07 - it's been happily ...

Just did some tests and the results aren't great.

Ammonia's at 0.5ppm, nitrates are about 7ppm, and nitrites are 0.5ppm. I've got 2 clowns, a small copperband, and a mandarin in my 20g tank - could these levels be due to overstocking or the fact the filter's still pretty new (around 7 weeks)? Also ...

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it. My mandarin doesn't touch frozen food, not even live brine shrimp, it's pretty fussy. I've heard that mandarins aren't supposed to do well in a 20G fish-only tank, but mine seems to be thriving. The tank's currently got about 12kg of live rock in it, I'm ...

ive had my mandarin fish for about 8 months now in a fish only tank with a decent amount of live rock - 10kg to be exact. it's been thriving on just the live rock, no frozen foods for this guy. my question is, i've read loads of forums about mandarins dying weeks after purchase, does anyone know the ...