Can't Keep Bangaii Cardinals Alive

[FSOL]

I've given 3 shots of keeping bangaii cardinals in my tank in my 2 yrs of reefing and I can never keep them alive.
I am so irritated that something so simple just won't stay alive. I've had more delicate fish that are still alive.

What's the deal w/ these guys? I bought two of them a week ago and all they did was hover in one place all day and not eat, and I found one dead today and the other nowhere to be found

:mad2:

 

[raddogz]

Many Bangaii's are caught with cyanide.

It's a slow death.....

If you can find someone who does captive breeding that would be the way to go.

 

[FSOL]

Ya they both died slowly this time. I don't think I'll try again.

 

[JackRent]

Captive bred shouldn't be too hard to find. Have you tried www.liveaquaria.com I have had good success with them for fish. I bought my Threadfin Cardinals from them. At least if you don;t have success their guarantee is amazing.

 

[jdenton]

I just bought 3 captive bred banggai's and so far 2 have died. No signs of distress or disease, all were eating, quarantined for 2 weeks. My water parameters are sp 1.025, pH 8.2, amm 0, nitrite 0, nitrate <5 ( the lowest my test kit measures). This morning when I got up, 1 was on his side on the bottom having periodic spasms. It was only when spasming that he could breath. I moved him to quarantine but he died within the hour. The other one was found dead 2 days ago. I NEVER have fish die like this. This was my first time getting cardinals and I am not sure that it was a good choice.

 

[Wolverine]

WC bangaii cardinals are not nearly as hardy as TR. They're so easy to breed and raise, it should be no problem getting them this way. TR are almost bullet-proof. At one store I go to the owner had said that if the tank is crashing, he'll just keep them in the toilet until it's ready again. They'll be fine. While I don't think they're quite this hardy, they are usually pretty tough to kill unless they're beating on each other, or being picked on by something else in the tank.

Dave

 

[Johnsteph10]

jdenton...

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