Bengaii Cardinal ?

edwar050

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Does anyone know how to tell the sexes apart? I have a large male cardinal that was given to me by a fellow reefer and would like to pair him up. How many Benaii's should I get? His dorsal fin is really long. Do the females have smaller dorsal fins?
 
you CANNOT accurately sex these fish...
so there is no way to tell the sexes apart shy of having a male banggai holding eggs (correct spelling - the name is taken from the banggai island- where the fish is found)
 
AHHHHH...

Thanks mysis for the correct spelling of bangaii. I will still mis-spell it though. As for the sex of mine, I am sure it is a male because it carried the babies when the female died according to my friend.

If you cannot accuratly sex them is there any distinct characteristic, possibly in harem, that would point out males from females if I was to play the odds of probability? Would like to get two females that way they can harass each other and not my firefish - TIA>

BRAD
 
I don't know how well they do for harem or schooling fish.

I bought four babies. When two of them paired up they promptly killed the smallest one and harassed the he** out of the third one (which now lives in a friend's tank).
 
Be careful wishing for a mated pair. I have a mated pair and they have already had 2 batches of babies and the male is holding again and due any day.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7083610#post7083610 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwar050
If you cannot accuratly sex them is there any distinct characteristic, possibly in harem, that would point out males from females if I was to play the odds of probability? Would like to get two females that way they can harass each other and not my firefish - TIA>

A harem will usually kill themselves down to one. Because of their breeding pattern, it would be a harem of males. I've seen a few large tanks (in the 150+ range) where there have been one female with two males. The males set up camp at opposite ends of the tank, and the female goes back and forth between them.

Pufferskick, just remember, there's no rule that says you have to raise them. They're a reasonable plankton source for larger animals. We use to just leave them alone in our old tank, and when some grew up naturally, we would catch them and trade them into a store.

Dave
 
Guess its so ironic that I often see Bangaii cardinals swimming togeather in small groups. This does make sense as it is a fairly aggressive fish for a peaceful reef tank. I was looking forward to pairing him up but now I don't think I will do it. Thanks for the advice.

Brad
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7086241#post7086241 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwar050
Guess its so ironic that I often see Bangaii cardinals swimming togeather in small groups. This does make sense as it is a fairly aggressive fish for a peaceful reef tank. I was looking forward to pairing him up but now I don't think I will do it.

Like many fishes, as juveniles they'll do OK in a group, but that breaks up as they get bigger. They are still good for peaceful tanks because it's uncommon for them to attack fish that aren't cardinals.

Dave
 
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