baby bangai

[justinl]

Originally Posted by Doo

Not to hijack the post, but why would you not strip the male - I did it a million times with africans - are SW fish any different?

I don't see the point in doing this really... I suppose you could but I would be terrified of harming the adult while it flops around... they're not very big and it would be easy to break somthing. I would also be very reluctant to use a sedative in my tank/on the fish. IMO, it's probably best to just let the spawn in tank. If no predators are in the display, let the babies stay. You're bound to lose some over the overflow (a certain death I'm sure) but since they stay with urchins, some are likely to survive... probably. Another solution might be to just transfer the holding male into a breeding containment (sump, fuge, separate breeding dedicated system etc) if predators are present.

[justinl]

oh, I figure I should just post this in case you don' know... When you transfer the larval fish, you have to keep in mind that they are SUPER fragile. no nets. It's usually best to scoop it out with a cup if you can manage it. You could use a net or something to gently guide it to the surface where you would then scoop it out with said cup though.

[reef bound]

done I think next time will be a different story, with a small tank at the ready for the male to let go of his loot. Of course, if I'm wanting that to happen it won't happen again, right? We'll see what happens in the meantime. Thanks for your thoughts everyone.