bangaii cardinals

[bugbdon]

hi all,
what's the minimum tank size for a pair of bangaii cardinals? could i keep a pair in my 20g Long sump?
thanks

 

[Wolverine]

That would be fine.

 

[Zaita]

+1 Wolverine

 

[small alien]

Be sure to get captive bread Bengaiis as the wild population is threatened from over collection.

 

[bugbdon]

thanks for all of the info guys....i am planning on getting captive bred fish and i hope to breed the ones i get. they seem to be easy enough to raise.

 

[Wolverine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13321077#post13321077 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by small alien
Be sure to get captive bread Bengaiis as the wild population is threatened from over collection.

Yes. Thank you for putting that in. I always assume that's what people will go for, despite plenty of threads in here that should remind me to the contrary.

 

[PSLee]

+1 on getting captive bred specimen

http://coralmorphologic.com/b/2008/09/01/banggai-cardinalfish-an-introduction-part-1

 

[Slakker]

not only threatened, but outright endangered.