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Rychek
Fri, 2nd Oct 2009, 12:48 PM
I'm willing to trade either of both of these fish for corals (that I don't already have) or hardware. Let me know what you've got.

I've got a healthy ~2.5" Yellow Tang that I need to sell. I'll be moving in a week and downsizing from a 90 gal to a 40 gal tank. I can't, in good concience, put the tang in a 30" tank so it needs a good home. $20 Pending

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/Rychek426/YellowTang.jpg

I also have a female Spotted/Target Mandarin. She needs a new home for the same reason the Tang does: a 40 gal tank is too small for her to thrive. I don't want to sell her as mandarins are my favorite fish, but her health is more important. $15 Pending

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/Rychek426/TargetMandarin.jpg

I've had both of these fish for well over 6 months, but the pics are from when I first purchased them. Thanks!
allan
Fri, 2nd Oct 2009, 01:03 PM
I'll take the spoted manderin, pm sent.
Big_Pun
Fri, 2nd Oct 2009, 03:06 PM
if the first taker falls thru ill take the spotted mandarin
Rychek
Fri, 2nd Oct 2009, 04:15 PM
Ok, you're next in line Chris.
Rychek
Fri, 2nd Oct 2009, 06:20 PM
Both pending.
corkyGramma
Fri, 2nd Oct 2009, 06:37 PM
how do you know its a female?... if you dont mind. Mine is a male and he does not have a prominent top fin or anything.
Rychek
Fri, 2nd Oct 2009, 06:55 PM
Male dragonets have an elongated first ray on the dorsal fin (aka a spike).
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/Rychek426/Draco.jpg
(Image below taken from the net)
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/Rychek426/bullseye_mandarin.jpg
Females have a much smaller, rounded dorsal fin without an elongated first ray.
(images below taken from Net)
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/Rychek426/Synchiropus_splendidus3.jpg
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/Rychek426/perthaquarium-PhotoLibrary-55.jpg
Unless you fish has had the first ray broken, it's not a male.
Rychek
Sat, 3rd Oct 2009, 02:42 PM
Both sold! Thanks guys!
timmytimtim
Sat, 3rd Oct 2009, 03:39 PM
Ryan,

Thanks for the tang. I drip acclimated him for almost two hours. The coral beauty has checked him out a few times, but no problems. He's already picking at the rock and glass.

http://www.maast.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=145&pictureid=1260
Rychek
Sat, 3rd Oct 2009, 03:50 PM
Cool! He sure got comfy quick. :)