Hi everyone, my daughter wants to try her hand at breeding fishes. Rather than start with our pink skunks or mandarins I opted to get her a couple of bangai's. They are still really small, but apparently we lucked out and have a male female pair because surprise, the male is holding eggs today. I thought it would take a lot longer and they would have to be bigger to spawn, but so much for what I know. They are less than half the size of breeding pairs I have seen. I know the basics of raising these guys, but am looking for some websites or articles that she can use to read up in it.
I thought there was a good reefkeeping or advanced aquarist article about it, but my google powers are failing me tonight. I have this pdf
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/seagrant/communication/pdf/Banggai Cardinalfish-Final.pdf
but is is not really directed at a hobbyist. Although she reads very well, something heavy on the pictures would be best as Abby is only 7. Never to early to start rearing fish though, right? Beats the heck out of babysitting or mowing lawns. Look for Abby's discount captive breed fish and corals coming soon to a tank near you
The parents are in a 42g tank connected to the main system. It has macroalgae, three clowns, a tuxedo urchin, and two anemones (bta and magnifica) I'm guessing she will have to get the babies out to another tank to have the food density they need? Can she try starting them out on frozen cyclopseez or is live enriched BBS essential? any tips on catching the babies or advice on building a fake longspined urchin?
I thought there was a good reefkeeping or advanced aquarist article about it, but my google powers are failing me tonight. I have this pdf
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/seagrant/communication/pdf/Banggai Cardinalfish-Final.pdf
but is is not really directed at a hobbyist. Although she reads very well, something heavy on the pictures would be best as Abby is only 7. Never to early to start rearing fish though, right? Beats the heck out of babysitting or mowing lawns. Look for Abby's discount captive breed fish and corals coming soon to a tank near you
The parents are in a 42g tank connected to the main system. It has macroalgae, three clowns, a tuxedo urchin, and two anemones (bta and magnifica) I'm guessing she will have to get the babies out to another tank to have the food density they need? Can she try starting them out on frozen cyclopseez or is live enriched BBS essential? any tips on catching the babies or advice on building a fake longspined urchin?