My Bangaii Has a Mouthful..what now?.Help

[SeaMunky]

Well here begins my breeding experience..I purchased a pair of Bangaiis last week..Since then they have hangin out together quite closely..The last 2 days or so, they have been shaking against each other.., and one has been quite abit fatter than the other..
Early this morning around 1:30 am, my husband and I turned the lights on to find the female had put herself deep in the eels cave, this kinda worried me at frist, I was thinkin maybe he got ahold of her and dragged her in there, then I noticed she was fine, but trying to wedge herself further in it..In a split second I seen a flash of white, I paniced , it was the eel, he seen her, and darted for her..surprisingly she got out..didnt see anything different after that...
Well I woke up this morning, and found them just swimming normally together..
I came home this afternoon, and fed the tank, and WOOHOO, I noticed the males mouth was so swoolen he can hardly close it...I then noticed the female swimming around with eggs still hanging from her..Omg..I was so excited..
As of right now, they are hiding in a rock hole, in the meantime, I amrying to find out what the nessecary equitment for the fry tank I need....Anyone care to help in this department?.
Hopefully I can keep this thread going as the days go by..
ANyone know how long the male holds the fry or?..ANy info is great..I have spent hours on net looking for answers but have come up short...
Wish me luck...
Heres a pic of mommy and daddy this afternoon when I found them

 

[SeaMunky]

Well Day 2
Daddy is doing a great job ot tending to the eggs, but I notice the female is still relasing more eggs today...wow she must be loaded..

 

["Umm fish?"]

What searches do you use? 'Cause "breeding bangaii cardinal" comes up with lots:

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=breeding+bangaii+cardinal&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

~25 days.

 

[FMarini]

spell it banggai (the correct spelling since its named after the island in which its found) and you'll find even more articles...
BTW- here are a few starter reads
Notes and observations on Raising and Breeding the Banggai Cardinalfish (1996)
http://www.breedersregistry.org/Articles/v4_i4_marini/marini.htm


Frank Marini, "Captive care and Breeding of the Banggai cardinal (1997)
http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/f_marini_020799.html

FAQ on Banggai Cardinals (1996)
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/f_marini.html

Keith Clarke, "The Joys of Tank Raised Banggai Cardinalfish (1997)
http://www.reefs.org/library/talklog/k_clarke_102499.html

 

["Umm fish?"]

Doh.... Head slap. Sorry.

 

[gmneil]

my lfs had a pair that had baby's thej just put them in a little tank with one of those air driven sponge filters, and fed the baby's baby brine shrimp, they grew pretty fast too

 

[SeaMunky]

Ohh man, I spelling it wrong, I just used lfs store spelling..lol..Well now I bet I get better searches...Thanks so much for the correction..

Day 5: Well not much change, Daddy still rolling them around, looking after them, he still chasing after food, must be sooo hungry...

 

[da1jewfish]

how bout some updates?

 

[SeaMunky]

Day 18
Been very busy sorry for the delay on updates..
Day 13 dad spit 4 eggs, and on Day 15 they hatched and were swimming around attached to egg sac..this morning, they were all dead..but good thing is, hes still carrying the rest, and hasnt let any go since then..so only a few more days and we'll see what I get..soooo excited...

 

[hot_amigo]

The time spent in the males mouth will vary from tank to tank; however I have read that an average is 21 days until they hatch. Then they spend another 4-5 days in the mouth. It will depend on how big he will let them get before they just become too bothersome. Not sure why they might have died. Sorry to hear about that. They should come out fully developed and ready to eat some Cyclops. I have a couple and they have danced a couple of times, but I haven't had any luck into getting them to actually spawn. Not sure. Maybe they are still too young or something. But I have been reading up as much as possible so that I am prepared. My LFS has two pairs that are spawning in their display tank, but they don't have the time or the patience to try to get them out. They only have 2-3 that are still living as they continue to be eaten.

Good Luck

 

[Talfish]

There is a TON of info at www.MOFIB.org check it out.

 

[SeaMunky]

Update...
Well I now have 14 healthy little guys...Soooo cute..Eating bbs like pros...They were spit on Sept 4th..Day 20..