Banggai Pair

[thepircs]

Well, it looks like one of my Banggai Pair has either a mouth full of marbles or we'll be passing out cigars shortly. The male has not eaten in about a week and has some seriously bulging cheeks....

Does anyone have experience raising the fry?

 

[treefer]

got a diadema urchin? if so you should be a step ahead of the game if not than i would try to catch them out of your display and feed them newly hatched brine shrimp and jazz

 

[Dave VG]

Very cool. I would be intrested in a couple when you get to the point of selling them.

 

[crsswift70]

several threads on this subject. apparently they are easier to raise than clowns.

 

[oceanparadise1]

They are VERY easy to raise, also when they are old enough i would love 5 of them

 

[Conesus_Kid]

Do you have a brine shrimp hatchery up and running?

The offspring's first food should be newly hatched baby brine shrimp. If you don't have a Diadema urchin, you can provide a fake one with bamboo skewers or plastic cocktail stirring sticks stuck into a ball of epoxy. The young should congregate between the spines.

Also if you know when they're due to come out, you can carefully remove the male to a separate tank with a "fake" urchin.

If you get the chance, check out this book: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Illu...=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218381796&sr=1-2

Tons of awesome info on breeding lots of different species.

Good luck!

 

[thepircs]

He is still holding them. The pair is in a 55 gal all by themselves, so the only predators will be mom and dad.....I have the hatchery started....

Dave

 

[oceanparadise1]

dave,
any chance you want to get ride of some when they are ready?

 

[thepircs]

they are still in there...sorry the pic is blurry, he wouldn't come out for pictures
carol

 

[Dave VG]

Wow this is very cool.

 

[fatrip]

and concensis is 29 - 2 = 27

 

[fatrip]

prolly the worst pics i have posted but they were quick and uncut, only shrunk. and i was drinking ...lol

 

[Kent E]

Very cool. I'm glad to see people having success raising fish.

 

[fatrip]

yea they are so tiny, 0.5 inch

 

[Conesus_Kid]

That is great!

 

[Piazzon12]

sweet, whatcha feeding them?? I have some frozen rotifers if you need them. I gotta come check those out

 

[Dave VG]

Congrats

 

[mickela]

very cool.now you need a bigger tank so you can keep them all lol

 

[frankandmaura]

Awesome Dave...I know lots of people have asked, but are you going to sell some? I may be interested in a pair.

 

[block head]

very nice, mofib has some good info , i'm jealous. can't even keep the parents alive