Bangaii Breeding Journal

[Myka]

No updates in the last week...nothing has changed.

I doubt you will be successful with just a single, small tank. I really think it takes an entire dedicated system to be successful.

When the adults are smaller they are nearly impossible to tell apart. I memorized their spots, so I could tell them apart when they were smaller. Now that they are much bigger (not quite full size yet) the male definately has a larger jaw.

[karazy]

ok. i decided that i am way to early into sw to even think about sw anyway, but thanx for the tips about telling the difference between male and female

[Myka]

The Bangers seem to be getting into a routine, they breed in the evenings just before lights out, but it seems they carry on until after lights out. It's funny...my True Perc who resides with them is always right in there with them. I think he "hosts" my Bangaiis instead of an anemone or coral.

So, anyway they bred yesterday evening - 44 days since the last batch.

[mseepman]

So how is your "network" of tanks plan coming along?

[Myka]

It's not. I've gathered up a few tanks, but I'm going to take a hiatus from the breeding for the winter. I'm going to the oil fields to work for the winter, so I will start up the breeding again in the spring. I'm not going to strip this latest batch of fry. I will let him carry them and release them into the tank, or eat them as eggs...whichever comes first.