Mandarin Feeder Kit

Jumpstart Nutrition for Finicky Fish

• Ideal for Mandarins, Anthias, Gobies, and More
• Perfect for New, Starving, or Wild-Caught Fish
• Seeds Tank with Sustainable Live Food Source
• Includes Live Brine Shrimp, Live Copepods, and Pod Pate

The AlgaeBarn Mandarin Feeding Kit is a thoughtfully curated trio of live and prepared foods designed to support the health and feeding success of picky or undernourished saltwater fish—especially mandarins. This kit jumpstarts nutrition by providing live NanoBrine shrimp to trigger feeding response, 5280 Pods to seed a sustainable copepod population, and Pod Pate as an easy-to-use prepared food for long-term support. Whether you’re helping a new mandarin adjust, supporting a wild-caught specimen, or just looking to supplement finicky eaters like anthias, gobies, or angelfish, this kit offers a proven path toward a well-fed, thriving aquarium.

This package is specially selected to accomplish three key tasks when tending to a new or starving mandarin fish:

1. Getting some food in its gut immediately.
2. Seeding the tank with a continuously-producing live food source.
3. Introducing a wholesome, palatable, easy-to-use prepared item into its diet.

AlgaeBarn Nano Brine Shrimp

Designed to hatch during the transit period, so they arrive at their most nutritional state of 24-48 hours post-hatch. Rich in fat and proteins the baby brine shrimp makes an excellent easy to consume food source that will entice even the most finicky of fish. The short and quick movements they make will instigate a feeding response that is almost impossible for any fish to refuse. The Nano Brine Shrimp makes a great starting food and will give your fish energy to hunt down some of the more elusive copepods.

AlgaeBarn 5280 Pods

Copepods are an essential part of a saltwater aquatic ecosystem and are common hitchhikers. The problem is, it can be very hard to sustain their populations. In most instances, it is the adult copepods that are transferred as a hitchhiker and will be consumed pretty quickly, where the juvenile pods are commonly found hiding in your rocks nooks and crannies and will not be consumed nearly as quickly, giving them a chance to reproduce. It is common to need to supplement a phytoplankton food source for the pods. Using OceanMagik Live Phytoplankton will ensure they have the proper diet to survive and thrive.

AlgaeBarn Pod Pate

Pod Pate is an excellent nutritional supplement designed to cater to the dietary needs of small marine life like the Mandarin Fish. It consists of carefully preserved copepods that resemble the live adult copepods offered by AlgaeBarn. The Pod Pate not only fosters an enthusiastic feeding response but also aids in easing the demand on your live copepod populations.

A key feature of Pod Pate is its remarkable shelf-life. An unopened can remain fresh on the shelf for more than 3 years! Just refer to the bottom of the can for the specific expiration date. Once opened, you can store Pod Pate in the refrigerator with the lid on for up to 1 week. For portions you can’t consume within the week, simply freeze and thaw when ready to use. The handy canned packaging, coupled with the extensive shelf life, ensures a nutritious and tempting food source is always available.

Available in 1, 2, or 3 Pack Quantities. Included in each Pack:

1x AlgaeBarn 16oz Jar Live Nano Brine

1x AlgaeBarn 16oz Jar 5280 Live Pods

1x Can AlgaeBarn Pod Pate

AlgaeBarn's Alive on Arrival (AOA) Guarantee!

AlgaeBarn takes all the worry out of buying live copepods and phytoplankton online by going above and beyond to take care of their customers.

That’s why they guarantee every order we ship will be 100% Alive On Arrival or they will replace it free of charge. They will even cover the shipping on the replacement.

When your order arrives, be sure and inspect the contents to ensure everything is looking alive and well before you add them to your tank or put them in the fridge. AlgaeBarn gives 12 hours after delivery to make sure you are completely satisfied. If for any reason you decide something isn’t quite right, simply snap a photo of the unopened item(s) you would like replaced. Be sure to get the expiration date on the back label in the photo. After that, visit www.algaebarn.com/claims and submit the form. They will review the photo and have a replacement out for you faster than a six-line wrasse at feeding time. Once your replacement order is processed, AlgaeBarn will send you a brand-new tracking number automatically.

So, start giving your tank the love it deserves and order with confidence knowing that AlgaeBarn has your back.