Breeding Pair of Bangaii's - WOO HOO!

[fatpuffer]

Just quickly googled this. This guy used a tumbler to hatch the eggs. Its pretty interesting

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ing-video.html

Js

[Myka]

Originally Posted by fatpuffer

This is a common practice in fw. I am not sure if it will work with sw. I had a two inch yellow lab that I stripped. Worked perfectly fine. I am not really following how it is rape but hey everybody is entitled to their opinion.

With the yellow lab I just caught the fish and open the mouth under water in a ten gallon container. The fish remains in the net only the head is out. That is how i stripped my cichlid. Some people do it differently. It took me less than one minute to do it.

SW fish might be a bit too sensitive for the process though. Cichlids are fairly hardy fish.

Js

EDIT: You can also increase the survival rate by taking the fish out and putting it in a 5-10 gallon on its own so when it spits out the fry, there are no predators.

Well, it's like raping the poor guy of his instinctual habits. I just don't see it as right. Thanks for sharing, but I don't think I'll try it.

I will likely let him just spit this batch on his own. I am setting up a 65, so I'll be moving my reef to that one. I think the Bangaii's will stay in the 33 (or maybe I'll get a different tank for them), and will have a tank to their own with no predators (besides themselves! haha).

[Myka]

Originally Posted by fatpuffer

Just quickly googled this. This guy used a tumbler to hatch the eggs. Its pretty interesting

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ing-video.html

Js

Oops, missed your post on the first round! Thanks for posting this! Very interesting!!!

[Myka]

Ok, I've been reading about stripping the eggs, and using an egg tumbler, and I am becoming more open to the idea. I'm not set up to do it for his batch though, so maybe the next one...?

[fatpuffer]

If you can, maybe you can separate him just before he spits so that all the babies will be in a safe area.

Good luck...sounds like a fun project.

Js

[Myka]

I have a third Bangaii Cardinal who is in my 10g "quarantine" tank. Once I find a home for him I will have somewhere to put the babies, but right now I don't.

[fatpuffer]

Sweet...get rid of that cardinal in the ten...lol.

Js

[Myka]

I put an ad up...no one seems to wants him. Might have to take him in to the LFS.

[banditpowdercoat]

I want a cardinal for my 45g, but I am a while away from filling with rock, atleast a month, then hte cycle time

[Palster]

Originally Posted by Myka

I put an ad up...no one seems to wants him. Might have to take him in to the LFS.

I am interested in this fish (if you still have it) and live in Kelowna. Sent you a PM.