bangaii cardinals keep dying??

[MimicTang]

55gal:

I had 1 which was fine.

Then I added 2 more

1 died

added 3 more thinking was just sick.

Now 2 are dead. Down to 3. Could they be fighting??

Only other critter in with them is a blue jawfish.

 

[MimicTang]

Now I notice a grp of 3 and a solo

 

[mjm1969]

I gave up. I only have 1 now. Seek out to papagimp. He breeds them and is a wealth of information on these lil guys.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

Unlike Pajama Cardinalfish, these guys are loners or mated pair only. Wild Caught specimens are also susceptible to many diseases and their survivability is far less than what most consider appropriate. I would keep the one that you have now, and be happy. In the future if you decide to purchas one or a pair for another tank, then I would look into Captive Bred specimens. These are drastically more hardy, and you don't take them out of their natural home, which is extremely small.

Links
http://www.waza.org/virtualzoo/fact...1-001&view=Marine Bone Fishes&main=virtualzoo
http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/seagrant/communication/pdf/Banggai Cardinalfish-Final.pdf
http://species.fishindex.com/species_1445pterapogon_kauderni_bangaii_cardinalfish.html