banggai cardinal

anthonys51 · 05/01/2016, 06:41 PM

what is the best way to get a pair of banggai cardinals.

i bought 4 about a month ago, dealer had about 20 juveniles in his tank. they have been there for about 4 weeks. I bought 4 and figured 2 would die off and i would be left with 2.
well 3 days later one was dead and 2 hung out on one side of the tank and one the other. week later down to 2, well now i am done to one.

do i need to buy a bounded pair any adivce would help

anyone have any luck getting a pair of these.

not to sound like a jerk, but please dont respond if you haven't keep a breeding pair

ReefWhatYouSow · 05/01/2016, 06:59 PM

I'm not sure the rules on adding links hut I can tell you that I've read online about how to sex bangaii Cardinal fish. Let me know if you can't find it and I'll get the info to you.

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polaravic · 05/01/2016, 08:54 PM

The male has a very deep square jaw. For a successful bonding, you probably should get a larger male than the female. That is what worked for me. They had quite a few babies.

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anthonys51 · 05/01/2016, 09:22 PM

I would think with 4 I would of gotten a male and female but they where all the same size. So maybe that's why. So make needs to be larger

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puckett26 · 05/01/2016, 10:38 PM

I was told buy 5-6 to get a pair. I didn't listen of course and just bought 2. I got lucky and got a pair though. They have breed already, babies get eaten though.

05/01/2016, 06:41 PM	#1
anthonys51 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kings Park, NY Posts: 2,789	banggai cardinal what is the best way to get a pair of banggai cardinals. i bought 4 about a month ago, dealer had about 20 juveniles in his tank. they have been there for about 4 weeks. I bought 4 and figured 2 would die off and i would be left with 2. well 3 days later one was dead and 2 hung out on one side of the tank and one the other. week later down to 2, well now i am done to one. do i need to buy a bounded pair any adivce would help anyone have any luck getting a pair of these. not to sound like a jerk, but please dont respond if you haven't keep a breeding pair

05/01/2016, 06:59 PM	#2
ReefWhatYouSow Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Land O Lakes, FL Posts: 1,193	I'm not sure the rules on adding links hut I can tell you that I've read online about how to sex bangaii Cardinal fish. Let me know if you can't find it and I'll get the info to you. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05/01/2016, 08:54 PM	#3
polaravic Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 74	The male has a very deep square jaw. For a successful bonding, you probably should get a larger male than the female. That is what worked for me. They had quite a few babies. polarvic

05/01/2016, 09:22 PM	#4
anthonys51 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kings Park, NY Posts: 2,789	I would think with 4 I would of gotten a male and female but they where all the same size. So maybe that's why. So make needs to be larger Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05/01/2016, 10:38 PM	#5
puckett26 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 142	I was told buy 5-6 to get a pair. I didn't listen of course and just bought 2. I got lucky and got a pair though. They have breed already, babies get eaten though.