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DRP976 · 11-16-2010, 07:33 PM

I have one pet.

Ebony and ivory colored Rat Terrier named Kiwi.

Shes a great companion/play mate.

L_Driver · 11-17-2010, 03:37 PM

Currently have none, but I would really love to get one. I want a German Shepherd/Black Lab mix, but because I can't handle the responsibility of a dog I want to get a Russian Blue cat. Unfortunately my roommates said they would rather have babies than a cat.

actinic · 11-19-2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cadre

Technically I have thousands of pets, haha. And by that I'm referring to the reef tank in my living room.

But also one dog and one cat, both rescues, both mutts.

looking good

. How do you like the Vortec powerhead? MP10 or 20?

cadre · 11-24-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by actinic

looking good

. How do you like the Vortec powerhead? MP10 or 20?

Thanks, I just need the money to fill it! I'll bring home the second fish, an ORA target mandarin this weekend. I love the vortech, best powerhead ever. And that's an mp10. I'm saving up for a second one so I can even out the flow though.

actinic · 11-26-2010, 07:04 AM

Best way to stock on a budget is to find a local aquarium club and get frags. They maybe small at first but will grow quickly on a well maintained and fed system

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Mandarins can be tricky, even ORA captive bred ones, IME. If you are getting them from a store, make sure that they are actually keeping the regimen of feeding prepared diets and look for full bellies..."TIP"...look from the underside.

Get as large as you can. In a system as small as yours, they will decimate the "pod" population. Although the ORA are fed w/commercially prepared foods (chopped PE Mysis, frozen Cylcopeze, New Life Spectrum Grow 0.5mm pellets, Golden Pearls 800-1000micron) it's best that you get a little breeding trap and reinforce training to commercial foods and hand feeding w/a pipette/eyedropper.

To get it feeding on the dry foods, soak it with thawing frozen food so the liquid portion (and scent) in absorbed by the flake/pellet. Then over time once it's accepting the soaked food, add unsoaked food and reduce the amount of soaked. Once you notice that it feeds w/o issues, then release into the main display.

Yeah, it's a bit of work but well worth it to keep these little jems. I haven seen this color variant in 10 years, but there were orange/peach faced mandarins.

downbeat · 11-28-2010, 12:25 AM

Sadly none, got a pair of dogs and a pair of cats staying with the folks, I consider them mine but Mama takes care of them. The Girl has a dog that will lick and bound his way into my life once she moves out to where I am, long distance is a pain though.

cadre · 12-01-2010, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by actinic

Best way to stock on a budget is to find a local aquarium club and get frags. They maybe small at first but will grow quickly on a well maintained and fed system

.

Mandarins can be tricky, even ORA captive bred ones, IME. If you are getting them from a store, make sure that they are actually keeping the regimen of feeding prepared diets and look for full bellies..."TIP"...look from the underside.

Get as large as you can. In a system as small as yours, they will decimate the "pod" population. Although the ORA are fed w/commercially prepared foods (chopped PE Mysis, frozen Cylcopeze, New Life Spectrum Grow 0.5mm pellets, Golden Pearls 800-1000micron) it's best that you get a little breeding trap and reinforce training to commercial foods and hand feeding w/a pipette/eyedropper.

To get it feeding on the dry foods, soak it with thawing frozen food so the liquid portion (and scent) in absorbed by the flake/pellet. Then over time once it's accepting the soaked food, add unsoaked food and reduce the amount of soaked. Once you notice that it feeds w/o issues, then release into the main display.

Yeah, it's a bit of work but well worth it to keep these little jems. I haven seen this color variant in 10 years, but there were orange/peach faced mandarins.

Thanks for the advice, although it was kind of a 'word to the wise' as they would say.

I've been a member of our local club for years and the Mandarin feeding thing has been worked out. I'm currently retraining him to eat out of a jar but other than that he's doing well. His slow ass never seems to get all his food before the hermits do. Luckily, it's a small display and he knows which corner to go to. I even think he's learned how to beg.

dksuddeth · 12-01-2010, 12:32 PM

I have 60 rats, 6 prairie dogs, a great dane, and a pomeranian.

bagatelle · 12-01-2010, 01:15 PM

We have two cats, black and white, both girls, almost two years. They were operated and roam freely outside as we live in the countryside. They usually stay nights inside though.

The black one was found by a friend, it was always very alert and didn't allow much touching. These days it even sleeps in our bed, it has become more trusting.

It looks pretty neat, when they wrestle, like yin and yang.

ssg · 12-20-2010, 06:39 PM

I have one dog, he is a bit crazy.

Amethyst · 12-21-2010, 08:56 AM

I have two cats, a dog, and two kids. oh! and a husband. lol

jadangel · 12-21-2010, 09:42 AM

I have 2 St. Bernards and a little Yorkie mix....

Latex Ren · 12-21-2010, 09:51 AM

8 dogs
150 gallon aquarium with..um...lots of fish:

dogzilla · 12-22-2010, 03:11 PM

I have one kitten. My last cat died on Halloween of old age

Kitten food is so boring. I think I'll have some tortilla chips for a change.

Then I'll have some salsa to go with the chips.

Wow. That salsa was pretty spicy. Maybe I'll just stick to kitten food.

Zeraph · 12-22-2010, 03:36 PM

3 cats, 1 dog, and 1 soon to be bird.

Sometimes though, I wish I didn't own any pets. They tie you down and its so so sad when they die

11-26-2010, 07:04 AM	#45 (permalink)
actinic Crazy Location: Toronto, ON	Best way to stock on a budget is to find a local aquarium club and get frags. They maybe small at first but will grow quickly on a well maintained and fed system . Mandarins can be tricky, even ORA captive bred ones, IME. If you are getting them from a store, make sure that they are actually keeping the regimen of feeding prepared diets and look for full bellies..."TIP"...look from the underside. Get as large as you can. In a system as small as yours, they will decimate the "pod" population. Although the ORA are fed w/commercially prepared foods (chopped PE Mysis, frozen Cylcopeze, New Life Spectrum Grow 0.5mm pellets, Golden Pearls 800-1000micron) it's best that you get a little breeding trap and reinforce training to commercial foods and hand feeding w/a pipette/eyedropper. To get it feeding on the dry foods, soak it with thawing frozen food so the liquid portion (and scent) in absorbed by the flake/pellet. Then over time once it's accepting the soaked food, add unsoaked food and reduce the amount of soaked. Once you notice that it feeds w/o issues, then release into the main display. Yeah, it's a bit of work but well worth it to keep these little jems. I haven seen this color variant in 10 years, but there were orange/peach faced mandarins. __________________ Drugs lead nowhere...but it's the scenic route

12-01-2010, 12:32 PM	#48 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	I have 60 rats, 6 prairie dogs, a great dane, and a pomeranian. __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."

11-16-2010, 07:33 PM	#41 (permalink)
DRP976 Tilted Location: California	I have one pet. Ebony and ivory colored Rat Terrier named Kiwi. Shes a great companion/play mate.

11-17-2010, 03:37 PM	#42 (permalink)
L_Driver Upright Location: Washington, DC	Currently have none, but I would really love to get one. I want a German Shepherd/Black Lab mix, but because I can't handle the responsibility of a dog I want to get a Russian Blue cat. Unfortunately my roommates said they would rather have babies than a cat.

11-28-2010, 12:25 AM	#46 (permalink)
downbeat Upright Location: Colorado	Sadly none, got a pair of dogs and a pair of cats staying with the folks, I consider them mine but Mama takes care of them. The Girl has a dog that will lick and bound his way into my life once she moves out to where I am, long distance is a pain though.

12-01-2010, 01:15 PM	#49 (permalink)
bagatelle Psycho Location: Europe	We have two cats, black and white, both girls, almost two years. They were operated and roam freely outside as we live in the countryside. They usually stay nights inside though. The black one was found by a friend, it was always very alert and didn't allow much touching. These days it even sleeps in our bed, it has become more trusting. It looks pretty neat, when they wrestle, like yin and yang.

12-20-2010, 06:39 PM	#50 (permalink)
ssg Upright	I have one dog, he is a bit crazy.

12-21-2010, 08:56 AM	#51 (permalink)
Amethyst Addict Location: Illinois	I have two cats, a dog, and two kids. oh! and a husband. lol

12-21-2010, 09:42 AM	#52 (permalink)
jadangel Upright Location: Backwoods, Ky	I have 2 St. Bernards and a little Yorkie mix....

12-21-2010, 09:51 AM	#53 (permalink)
Latex Ren Upright Location: Michigan	8 dogs 150 gallon aquarium with..um...lots of fish:

12-22-2010, 03:11 PM	#54 (permalink)
dogzilla Junkie Location: New York	I have one kitten. My last cat died on Halloween of old age Kitten food is so boring. I think I'll have some tortilla chips for a change. Then I'll have some salsa to go with the chips. Wow. That salsa was pretty spicy. Maybe I'll just stick to kitten food.

12-22-2010, 03:36 PM	#55 (permalink)
Zeraph Banned Location: The Cosmos	3 cats, 1 dog, and 1 soon to be bird. Sometimes though, I wish I didn't own any pets. They tie you down and its so so sad when they die