Banggai Cardinal Fish - 1 or 2 in a tank?

Carmen · #1 10-11-2008, 12:36 AM

Looks like one is the best then??? And hopefuly Tony you just had 2 bad spectacular coincidences??

I think it's such a strikingly marked fish that I have wanted since starting in salt so I will take a chance on one.

karazy · #2 10-11-2008, 12:45 AM

you could try getting one male.
from looking at these stories it looks like that would be best IMO

naesco · #3 10-11-2008, 02:29 AM

Good for you choosing CAPTIVE BRED banggai
Eric Borneman has organized a boycott of wild ones.

Wild ones have survivability problems, come in diseased and are threatened in the wild.

Slick Fork · #4 10-11-2008, 03:12 AM

Where in Calgary are you finding Captive Breds?

Carmen · #5 10-11-2008, 03:59 AM

Red Coral brought in 4 this week. So three left

! Atleast there was yesterday!
Carmen

Jay180reef · #6 11-26-2008, 08:40 PM

Apparently Big Als has brought in captive bred Bangaiis in the past...I'm heading over tonight to see if they have any left.

Ryan_Lap · #7 11-27-2008, 04:36 AM

Dont the captive bred bangaiis cost more? That being said how do you tell the difference between captive and wild? Are stores just saying they are captive bred to make you feel good about your purchase? Im just curious. Sounds kind of sketchy to me...

Myka · #8 11-27-2008, 05:00 AM

You just have to take the seller's word for it. You can't tell. If there's a whole whack of them there and they're all pretty small, and pretty much the same size as eachother that's a good sign that they're captive bred.

I also agree that one on its own is the best. Unless you get a pair that suck at breeding. Like mine. The male just swallows the eggs within the first couple days. They breed all the time, but unless I intervene the eggs don't make it to term. Caviar anyone?

Mine are very shy. They both hide in the back. People see my tank, and ask me why there's no fish. "Well actually there are four fish in there, they just hide." My tank is in my bedroom though, so they aren't used to foot traffic all the time.

Jay180reef · #9 11-27-2008, 07:08 PM

I was at Big Als yesterday and they only have tank bred clowns at the moment. I also noted the tank bred clowns were quite small and about the same size, so that (might) be a good indicator they were actually tank bred.