Mandarin Dragonet

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  Blue Mandarin - Synchiropus splendidus

  This Blue Mandarin fish is one of the most beautiful but challenging marine fish to keep, requiring a mature tank with live food like copepods and amphipods. The author had previously kept a mandarin for several years before it jumped out of the tank.

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  Green Mandarin - Synchiropus splendidus

  This Green Mandarin fish is one of the most beautiful but challenging species to keep, requiring a mature large reef tank with specific live food needs like amphipods and copepods. After nearly 3 years of care, the fish dried up on the tank divider but was re-hydrated and lived another 2 days before being found dead in May 2000.