Mandarin Fish/ Synchiropus splendidus

[jhale]

this is my mandarin Jose. he spends his days searching the rocks for copepods, his main source of food.







four part series on mandarins
http://www.marineaquariumadvice.com/feeding_mandarin_or_synchiropus_splendidus.html

 

[KathyC]

He is spectacular, as are the pics! Wow!!

 

[madhouse]

Heres my lil friend..!

 

[jf2381]

Jon,
I have a female, want her?

Jose

 

[jhale]

sure Jose, that would be cool

I named the mandarin I have after the other Jose who gave him to me,
what would I call yours? :scratch:

 

[scarf_ace1981]

sure Jose, that would be cool

I named the mandarin I have after the other Jose who gave him to me,
what would I call yours? :scratch:

josefina

 

[loismustdie]

Jon, those are fantastic pics.

 

[ScottK]

Wow, great shots Jon!!

 

[Pedro]

Mandarins are such cool fish. If i didn't have an anemone, i would get another one. Cool shots.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Jo for short LOL

 

[jf2381]

I'll drop her off after the holidays.
Miss Piggy, because she decimated my pod population.

 

[heuerfan]

Mandarins are such cool fish. If i didn't have an anemone, i would get another one. Cool shots.

I have a mandarin with the rbta i got from you, no problems.

 

[DevIouS]

Damn Jon...that 2nd pic is sweet!

 

[House of Laughter]

what would I call yours? :scratch:

"Hose B"

Bad joke I know

House

 

[joseney21]

lol @ jim. J the mandarin looks awesome!!! i've never seen better coloration in a mandarin. whats up, no belly shots?? show people how fat he is...john is a bad bad man he raised that mandarin to be obese and doesn't want people to know it.

 

[DonCisco]

sure Jose, that would be cool

I named the mandarin I have after the other Jose who gave him to me,
what would I call yours? :scratch:

Forget Josefina.... how about La Pepa (nickname of Josefina)

Here is a pic of my late great Chin Chin :dead1:

 

[RareZ]

How do you tell the sex of a mandarine?

 

[bad coffee]

Great pics. Do you use watermarking? if not i'd definatley slap a copyright on those bad boys.

B

 

[jhale]

How do you tell the sex of a mandarine?

the males have the long dorsal fin.

 

[jhale]

Great pics. Do you use watermarking? if not i'd definatley slap a copyright on those bad boys.

B

I do put name on most of them, sometimes I get lazy though :tired: