5 Banggai's and there all dead?

[jackinfobo]

So i wanted to attempt to breed banggai cardinals, so I purchased three of them. Over about a week or two period they all died. Then I purchased one more, and another died. So I tried one more time and purchased one more. In the next two days, I had two die. At this point, all five banggai's have died, and they all have been bought over the coarse of one month. The tank is a 29 gallon, which is connected to all my other tanks. The system has been set up for almost two years. I just can not figure out why they are dying on me. Nothing else in any of the other tanks are being affected. If anyone has any ideas at all, please let me know.

Thanks,
stephen

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

About 50% of the ones I see shipped in die, not really sure the reasoning, but they seem to be one of the worst when it comes to handling the importation journey.

 

[snorvich]

Were these tank bred? If not, they have a poor survival rate.

 

[small alien]

Tank bred is the only responsible choice for this species on a couple levels. Good luck with your project. I'd like to try that myself some day. Then you can provide the captive breds!

 

[JamesJR]

Wild specimens can be very touchy and prone to bacterial infections. Tank bred are virtually indestructable. If you want to keep these fish it really is worth waiting and paying the higher price for tank bred.

I bought a wild specimen about six months ago and it turned out well. I quarantined it for 8 weeks and treated it with copper, antibiotics and praziquantel. It was very shy and skittish for weeks and to this day is still very particular about what it eats.

 

[snorvich]

Wild specimens can be very touchy and prone to bacterial infections. Tank bred are virtually indestructable. If you want to keep these fish it really is worth waiting and paying the higher price for tank bred.

I agree, but around here there is virtually no price difference as many folks breed them.

 

[jackinfobo]

Thanks everyone, I did not realise how hard the wildcaught specimens are to keep. I will have to talk to one of my managers about seeing if he can get in a captive bread specimen, as I work at an aquarium store. They seem to be doing just ok at the store, but as soon as I get one home, it does not survive. I thought it was me, but hopfully I will be able to find a captive bread banggai.

 

[NYCBOB]

perhaps something in the tank was killing them?

 

[Jeremy Blaze]

Inland Aquatics offers captive bred ones.

 

[Wolverine]

You can also probably find people local to you breeding them. Once you have a healthy pair, they're pretty easy to raise, even if you don't try to.