37g Tall - Good Tank for Bangaii Breeding?

[forddna]

I have a 37g tall (30x12x22) just sitting here. It has the Eclipse hood system. All I need is a heater to get it up and running again.

Anyway, would this be a good tank to try my hand at breeding and raising Bangaii's? Just put a sponge over the filter intake??

 

[FMarini]

it should be fine.
I'd use the top filtration- you'll need to ensure your pulling out any particulate debris. Save the sponge filter for the banngai fry grow out tank, you'll need to separate them from the adults (broodstock)

 

[forddna]

For some reason, I was thinking they stayed with the parents. Okay then...what tank size is good for the growout?

 

[Chad Vossen]

yea, this is a good size tank. you may need an artificial urchin, i dont know if parents eat young or not. i have not tried bangaii yet. when i get set up again, i will have a pair in a 20g tall.

 

[forddna]

I saw an artificial urchin in another thread. I don't know anything about urchins.....is there a reason not to have a real one in there? And can someone explain why the urchin is used? I assume they play a role in this in the wild??

Please excuse the newb questions, and don't worry - I won't rush into this.

 

["Umm fish?"]

Should be a great sized tank for them. I would wonder whether you could keep a live urchin adequately fed in that small a tank though. There are tons of great articles that can answer lots of questions. I'd start with a Google search on "frank marini banggai" and you'll get a ton of hits, such as this one:

http://www.breedersregistry.org/Articles/v4_i4_marini/marini.htm

and this, which gives you links to a lot more articles:

http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic80646-12-1.aspx

Feed 'em lots of food because the male has to hold those eggs for a _long_ time and can't eat while he's doing it. Good luck!