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It's hard losing any pet including our fish. At least he lived a long happy life and will soon reunite with his partner. I always loved the way they looked. Beautiful fish.
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Steve I never witnessed aggression from either of them. Except for their short lifespan they are the perfect fish. They always spawn and the babies are easier than guppies to raise, they eat large amounts of almost anything, they don't jump out and stay in the front. Very nice fish. Too bad they are getting rare. We really need to breed them for the trade in stead of taking them from the sea.
Thanks Paul. Well these are being captive bred. Have been for awhile.
Out of curiosity - do Pajama Cardinals have a similar lifespan? I am about to make first adds to a tank and have settled on one of these 2...
I have noticed my Cardinal has some white growth on his tail fin which is eroded away I guess. I've had it for two years so it could be "old" now.Bangai Cardinal dying from old age. These fish have a lifespan of only 3 or 4 years, this one maybe 5 years old. Bangai's have one of the shortest lifespans of all fish although some will live longer. His mate died a while ago and they spawned for their entire adult life. He has not eaten in a month (I am not sure if he is drinking) You can see his fins are starting to deteriorate, he is breathing very slow, his scales are not smooth as silk and his top fin is getting shorter. Also, a fish dying of old age shows no signs of disease until later in this process when their immune system starts to mis function. Then he may exhibit spots and the other fish will pick on him. He will find a hole to rest in and the bristleworms will then grab him and it will be all over. I will catch him just before that happens and remove him.
This is the way just about all fish die from old age which probably never happens in the sea.
Here he is with his main squeeze in their younger days.
Out of curiosity - do Pajama Cardinals have a similar lifespan? I am about to make first adds to a tank and have settled on one of these 2...
Thanks Paul. I can't catch him ... yet. We will miss "Rashid" when "he" goes.Looks like fungus from here. When fish get to old their immune system wanes.
I've had a pajama cardinal for at least 8 years now.