Conditioning diet

[Leo_ian]

What can i use for conditioning banggai cardinals? i know chopped squid, mysis and even baby guppies???

If I bought baby saltwater mollies from my LFS would that still be the same as the guppies? would it have the same effect?

and "wild" cherry shrimp, there are people in my area selling these, if I gut loaded the shrimp with marine fish food would it be ok?

also how big are banggai cardinals at hatching and at what size can I sell them?

 

[FullSend]

Quality frozen foods and enriched pellets should be sufficient for conditioning. Breeding journals I have read lean into feeding the male large peices of krill to fatten him up.

Live food shouldn't be required.

Banggais are large enough to eat newly hatched brine shrimp at release. They are mouth brooders.

 

[Leo_ian]

Quality frozen foods and enriched pellets should be sufficient for conditioning. Breeding journals I have read lean into feeding the male large peices of krill to fatten him up.

Live food shouldn't be required.

Banggais are large enough to eat newly hatched brine shrimp at release. They are mouth brooders.

Krill is expensive in my area, are there other substitutes

 

[FullSend]

Frozen or fresh seafood should work

 

[Leo_ian]

Frozen or fresh seafood should work

I dont have space in my freezer, I’m only allowed to put my fishy food in like one compartment of the fridge and it’s a rack on the door

 

[FullSend]

What are you currently feeding them?

 

[Leo_ian]

What are you currently feeding them?

Mysis and new life spectrum

 

[FullSend]

Mysis and new life spectrum

Congratulations on getting them to eat pellets. I think this would be a good starting point. You could consider enriching the pellets with selcon or a similar product. Give them time and feed them heavily.