Bangaii Breeding Journal

Myka · #1 07-21-2008, 01:31 AM

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 · #2 07-22-2008, 01:08 AM

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 · #3 07-22-2008, 01:36 AM

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 · #4 07-22-2008, 01:39 AM

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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 · #5 07-22-2008, 02:33 AM

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

Myka · #6 07-22-2008, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by karazy

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

I changed my mind - again! I am going to put a divider in the 40g and put Mr & Mrs Banger in one side, and find a second pair to put in the other side. I am starting to plan a system of small tanks to house the different sized babies. Albeit I need to get better at raising them before I really need to make room for them!

Although I'm getting 4 Bangaiis soon here which I will put into the 40g (without the divider), and wait for a pairing, then I will set it up with the divider. I'm tossing around the idea of then swapping spouses so that each pair is with one from the other pair. I have a theory.

karazy · #7 07-30-2008, 06:55 AM

any updates on this?

im seriosuly considering doign this as well when i egt my tank all up and going.

i will have only 1 5 gallon tank though for the fry, so i might just have to either trick my mm by trading out the 5 with a 10 gallon while she is gone, or just use the 5 gallon until they are at sellable size, or maybe when they are getting too crowded move half of them to my refugium/sump

is there any difference between the male and females? ive heard that the jaw is different but im not sure what the difference is