Breeding Pair of Bangaii's - WOO HOO!

[Myka]

Yes!!! I finally found a breeding pair of Bangaii Cardinals! The male had eggs in his mouth at the store, and he hasn't spit them out or swallowed them yet. Just finished acclimating an hour ago.

SO STOKED!

Male's on the right...if you look close you can see his distended jaw (don't mind the coralline on the glass lol):

[i have crabs]

i just lost my male he was holding eggs for a while longer than he should have and ended up dieing so i think thier was a problem, but i did have a few batches survive prior to that

[Reef_kid]

that makes me mad.... lol

i have had so many bangaii cardnals
and i never get a breeding pair....

the last ones i had a few months ago i was so excited for...
got eaten by my sea anemone!!

it will be exciting when they hatch!! take lots of pictures

cheers
dave

[Delphinus]

Time and again I keep hearing about losing the males. They just don't eat when they're holding eggs/brooding fry so they literally starve out. The problem is they mate again so soon before he's recovered that eventually he just literally dies of exhaustion. I'm sure there's mention of this if you do any reading or research but just thought I'd mention. If I was ever try to breeding them one day (and I might .. just ... not today, that's all ) I was thinking what I'd do is find a way to separate them. Maybe something as simple as an eggcrate divider .. so that they're still together, just, you know, ... not "together."

[EmilyB]

I just kept having spawn after spawn, but I left the babies. Dad usually ate half of them and got his strength up quite quickly...

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by EmilyB

I just kept having spawn after spawn, but I left the babies. Dad usually ate half of them and got his strength up quite quickly...

DDAMN...EEEW...DAMN...YUCK...did I say eew?/

[Myka]

Ya, I hear a lot about the male starving himself to death. I will have to keep up on feeding him. He's in good condition now, but he hasn't been holding his current batch for long. I'm kind of hoping he'll either swallow it or spit it out so I can fatten him up better, but I kind of hope he won't because I don't want him to get in that habit! It's hard to tell right now because his jaw isn't hugely distended...but I'm not too sure he still has them this morning.