Bangaii Breeding Journal

[Myka]

Oh ya...I think I made a biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig mistake by not introducing frozen foods to the babies right away.

I took some PE Mysis, blended it up, put some Selcon and a couple drops of Garlic Extreme in it, then refroze it in a thin little sheet for the baby Bangers. Some of them are taking to it, but most of them seem to have no clue that it is edible!!

This next batch...I'm gonna have it all figured out!! (hoping)

[Myka]

Ok, so Mr Banger is pregnant this afternoon - exactly 30 days after the last batch. This is odd because he wasn't pregnant ths morning, so that means they got nookie during the day. They've never done that before. I think Mrs Banger was just so fat with eggs she couldn't keep her fins crossed anymore! Mr Banger's mouth is so full he can't even close his mouth all the way.

I just noticed ths morning how big the Bangers are getting, they're almost full size now I think.

The babies on the other hand grow soooooooooooooooooo slow!!! Including all finnage, they are about the size of dimes, and they're 10 weeks old now.

[Myka]

Well I have a mere two left from the March 21st batch. They are now four months old, and stunted little runts. I have to get a serious system set up here. There's no way you can raise these guys to sale size flying by the seat of your pants that's for sure!! I'm starting to plan a 5-6 tank system that will be about 70 gallons total to grow them out.

I was away for the weekend, and I came back to find Mr Banger full of eggs - 52 days after the last batch. Or rather half-full of eggs. I think I caught it too late, and he's already eaten a bunch. I caught him and stripped him. I figured I will give my egg tumbler a go again, but this time I put it in my display tank in hopes that the better water quality will help get the eggs to maturity without fungus! Not many eggs in this batch...maybe 15-18?

[Myka]

Well that didn't last long! Something must have sucked the eggs through the screen of the egg tumbler. I'm blaming the Nassarius since there was one hanging around there this morning. >(

[BC Mosaic]

I thought Benagaii didn't eat flake at all. My two certainly don't. Mysis is what they seem to prefer. They don't go for frozen bloodworms either (had some in the freezer from my FW days) although the rest of the population in my tank enjoyed those blood worms.
Great thread. Keep it coming

[Myka]

Originally Posted by BC Mosaic

I thought Benagaii didn't eat flake at all. My two certainly don't. Mysis is what they seem to prefer. They don't go for frozen bloodworms either (had some in the freezer from my FW days) although the rest of the population in my tank enjoyed those blood worms.
Great thread. Keep it coming

I know of several who eat flake and/or pellet. Mrs Banger eats flake if she's been starved for a day or two, but Mr Banger would die before he touched the stuff. Same with the babies. Pain in the butt to melt frozen food all the time!!

[karazy]

this is so kool! i really want to see the 40 set up for the babies