Banggai cardinal carrying! !

Valgae · Jan 20, 2016

Just noticed my cardinal was a little heavy in the mouth! This is the first time they have bred. Going to see what i can to do to raise them. They are in a 210g, so it may be hard to catch him.

CoralIN · Jan 20, 2016

Very good. These are fairly easy. Many hobbyists rear them accidently. I've had a few appear in the sump. :)

fishroomlady · Jan 20, 2016

congrats! I've heard that people have had babies turn up in the tank also.

Valgae · Jan 25, 2016

Can someone post their setup? Or a link to someone elses? I have an idea of what i want but if there's something out there that works id rather use that.

Valgae · Feb 17, 2016

So i saw fully formed fry in his mouth the other day and figured it was going to happen soon. I was able to net him pretty easily. When i went to transfer him to a breeders net, sure enough he dumped everything! So i have 15 babies, no brine ready ( it should be ready by 12 this afternoon( 1 hr from now). They are still pretty plump, so I guess they still have a yolk sac? Is it internal? Wish me luck!

Tank2379 · Feb 17, 2016

Not sure why these are on the Endangered Species Act. Looks like these are the easiest to breed. We should be breeding these like weeds. I like my one that I have. I had 2 but they fought every so often though they would pair up but never happened

revhtree · Feb 17, 2016

Congrats!

Tegridy Reef · Feb 17, 2016

Tank2379 said:
Not sure why these are on the Endangered Species Act. Looks like these are the easiest to breed. We should be breeding these like weeds. I like my one that I have. I had 2 but they fought every so often though they would pair up but never happened

I think they got taken off and were on the other side of the island no joke but who knows I might b worng

aaron23 · Feb 17, 2016

thats awesome we need updates on the fry! How was he holding that many fry in his mouth? lol

moulton1853 · Feb 17, 2016

Congrats on the bouncing baby Banggais!

Valgae · Feb 17, 2016

The baby brine was ready when i went home for lunch. It was totally anti-climatic. They really weren't interested in it at all. I'll try again in 2 hrs when i get home from work.

Valgae · Feb 17, 2016

I seriously have no idea. They must be really squished in there!

Valgae · Feb 19, 2016

Update: lost 3 over the 2nd night. But the remaning 12 have been eating well so far. Hatching brine and soaking in selcon. I'm going to try for a video this afternoon of them eating. I made them an urchin out of rock putty and black stir straws. They love it.

Chelle's Ocean · Feb 20, 2016

Congrats!! So cool :) Following along to see their progress :)

(...sorry for the loss on the 3 that did not make it :( )

Valgae · Feb 20, 2016

Wow, so it's the end of day 3. Feels like a lot longer. Lol. Still have 12 fry. I swear they've doubled in size already. A few pics and a video for ya'll. The first pic is of a fry who has a malformed tail. He eats and gets along fine so not really worried about it.

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dodgerblew · Feb 20, 2016

This is great! The urchin idea is genius

Valgae · Feb 23, 2016

Day 6 update: still have all 12 fry. Looking good and eating well. The one fry's tail has grown a little more. Wondering how he lost it.

Bunnee911 · Feb 24, 2016

Ok question time. How long have you had the pair, and what do you feed them?

Valgae · Feb 24, 2016

I've had them since they were teeny tiny. Probably fresh arrivals from a breeder. So about a year. I feed them frozen mysis, bloodworms and omega one flakes. They'll also pick up seaweed scraps from the sloppy eating tangs. They did breed right after i replaced a heater. So i think maybe that could've had something to do with it.