Dragonets

[Nick Shades]

Has anyone kept a dragonet besides the more common Mandarin, Target or Scooter?

I am interested in getting a Finger Dragonet in my next tank

https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/1722/?pcatid=1722
But they are very difficult to find.

Is there a particular reason why dragonets other than the common 3 are so hard to get? Are they harder to keep than mandarins? (i dont find them particularly difficult with a refugium).

 

[laverda]

I have no experience with them specifically. In general modt bottom dwellers are prone to parasites.

 

[Speaker73]

Has anyone kept a dragonet besides the more common Mandarin, Target or Scooter?

I am interested in getting a Finger Dragonet in my next tank
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https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/1722/?pcatid=1722
But they are very difficult to find.

Is there a particular reason why dragonets other than the common 3 are so hard to get? Are they harder to keep than mandarins? (i dont find them particularly difficult with a refugium).

How large was your tank and refugium? Just wondering because I'd like to try one of these but have heard how hard it was to keep them unless you somehow get them to eat something other then live food.

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[Nick Shades]

My jbj28g had a simple refugium with a rock pile and ulva. I supplemented it with pods which I cultured.

When I transferred it to my 90, i stopped adding pods altogether.

It is aboit a 2 gallon compartment in a 20 long, one gallon with refugium mud, and the rest with a wide variety of macros, rock and sponges.