View Full Version : how to breed Banggai Cardinalfish?
shadow1345
09-01-2007, 12:40 AM
how do u breed Banggai Cardinalfish?
Riverserver
09-01-2007, 1:02 AM
I heard that if you put two of them in a blender, and then dump them back in your tank, you will have thousands of them!
They're schooling fish, so you buy a bunch, and with any luck two pair up... and well, do the mattress mambo.
shadow1345
09-01-2007, 1:45 AM
is there a certain setup you do or like of i do find a pair to i separate them into a ???gallon tank? or what?
Here's a couple pdf files that you may find helpful:
http://www.reefsuk.org/articles/captivebreeding/breedbanggai.pdf
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/seagrant/communication/pdf/Banggai%20Cardinalfish-Final.pdf
I would limit my numbers to a small school 5-6 fish. Buy them young let them grow up together . After they are adults they will spawn maybe if your tank conditions are to their liking. Look for a fish with a swolen mouth that's not eating cards are mouth brooders. Take that fish out and put it in your qt or hospital tank after a bit it will spit out the babies the fry are fair sized so they can take brine, cyclopees etc. Make sure that they have a varied diet and be ready to do a lot of water changes. I wish you the best of luck cards are among the easiest s.w. fish to breed in tank.
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Max