Bangai Cardinals

[RyanG]

Hey Goose check out this site for the premiere advice on breeding of ornamental fishes.

http://www.marinebreeder.org/

 

[Gooseman]

Thanks Ryan! i registered with the website maybe they can help me along the way.

 

[Bifferwine]

"Ornamental fish"... It sounds so funny. Like we breed them, dry them out, and hang them on trees.

 

[Gooseman]

Thats pretty funny Biff

 

[Gooseman]

i got the rescue tank set up but now i cant catch the damn fish :grumble:

 

[Gooseman]

well i have been trying for 3 days now to catch the egg carrying cardinal ... its been about 3 weeks now since he quit eating and i am afraid that since i cant catch him he will just have to release the eggs into the DT ... i will have to keep an eye on things ... it seems like the other 3 females have been bothering him constantly ... i sure hope they arent attempting to try to spawn already ... the male needs to eat and recover before taking on the task again ... maybe i will have better luck next time catching him ... i doubt it though

 

[yote]

Its a pain to catch fish out of a reef tank.

 

[Gooseman]

well i have an update ... after my failed attempt to save the first batch ... we are pregnant and carrying again ... hopefully i will have better luck when i go fishing this time

 

[dustin_P74]

good luck, give yote a plane ticket and im sure youll have babies that make, being the expert hunter that he is

 

[Gooseman]

i may just do that if i get as mad this time as i did last time ... i almost said screw and broke out the dynamite!

 

[yote]

i may just do that if i get as mad this time as i did last time ... i almost said screw and broke out the dynamite!

Now thats the attitude I'd take:mrgreen:

Dustin,I really dont think that Goose has enough time for me to catch that cardinal.Go back and look at just how long I hunted that mantis shrimp:D

 

[dustin_P74]

but mantis are way smarter and more cunning then a cardinal

 

[Gooseman]

well as i posted on the 7th that i had a cardinal carrying ... if that wasnt enough i have 2 more trying to go at it again ... i am including a short video of their mating dance ... so far they havent reproduced but are trying very hard ... at least the female is

 

[RyanG]

You need to round all those guys up and get them in a propagation tank of some sort. Cool video, reminds me of a night in the club, guy wont dance girl rubs all up on him to get him ready. Cool video.

 

[Gooseman]

i do have a tank set up but i cant catch the damn fish LOL ... i have been trying ... had one batch already lost in my DT

 

[yote]

Cool video.

 

[Gooseman]

another update ... i now have two cardinals carrying ... and with no idea how to catch them i guess the eggs will be lost in the DT again ... damn the luck! i am still exploring ideas on how to catch them ... had some good ideas earlier in the thread but havent had any luck

 

[Piggy]

Cool video.

 

[Oscarsdad608]

Cool video. Good luck catching them. These are fish that need to be breed in captivity, because there numbers are being dropped because of pur hobby.

 

[reeffreak]

That's the most interesting thing I ever seen a bangaii do.Much better than just hovering in one place all the time.Great video,I wish you luck.