jayreef1213
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I want to try to mate up a pair from a store stock and have no clue how to tell the sex apart. Does anyone know?
How to sex Cardnials?
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yellowslayer13
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i know that banger males bave large square jaws
unfortunately its next to impossble to sex these fish. Square jaws-- rounded jaws, well maybe.
Anyway you mention store stock, does that mean they have a few of these fish in one tank? if so then observe the interaction and note if any fish appears to be hanging out together and/or away from the pack as a pair, this is often time the easist way.
Heres some lite reading on banggai husbanry
http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/f_marini_020799.html
http://www.breedersregistry.org/Articles/v4_i4_marini/marini.htm
http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/k_clarke_102499.html
Anyway you mention store stock, does that mean they have a few of these fish in one tank? if so then observe the interaction and note if any fish appears to be hanging out together and/or away from the pack as a pair, this is often time the easist way.
Heres some lite reading on banggai husbanry
http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/f_marini_020799.html
http://www.breedersregistry.org/Articles/v4_i4_marini/marini.htm
http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/k_clarke_102499.html
Steveabg
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It's very difficult to tell the difference between a male and a female banggai cardinal until you've watch them breeding and then, it's easy. The distinguishing difference between the two is that the male's top front fin is a bit longer than the female's.
In this picture, the male would be the one in the front:
<img src="http://www.erdingtonaquatics.com/imagemarine/banggai6.jpg">
We had no idea which was which when we got our Banggai pair, but after seeing which one had the eggs in his mouth, we can identify them now at just a glance.
In this picture, the male would be the one in the front:
<img src="http://www.erdingtonaquatics.com/imagemarine/banggai6.jpg">
We had no idea which was which when we got our Banggai pair, but after seeing which one had the eggs in his mouth, we can identify them now at just a glance.
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