Striped Cardinal macro pic w/eggs

[seaguy7]

I have watched my two striped cardinals doing the mating dance for weeks but only today did I notice the male had a mouthful of eggs.

Here is a pic I just took.

I have been out of town for a couple days so not sure when the eggs were laid. I have a 34 gal tank with only coral that I hope to use to rear them. I have found info on Banggai Cardinal rearing but not Striped. I am assuming the Striped Cardinal will be very similar. Does anyone have experience with rearing Striped Cardinals?

I am not sure how to catch the proud father. Since he is not eating, he won't go into a trap. My DT has a lot of rock in 175g so I don't think I can net him. Any ideas or should I just try to catch the fry after they are released?

I have two Koralia 2s in my 34G. Will the fry get sucked in or can they swim well enough to stay away? I may move my frags out and turn off the Koralias.

 

[D_Hood87]

if you chase or trap him most likely he will spit the eggs...i dont know much on the striped ones but i would think a larval snagger/trap would work great

AWSOME PIC BY THE WAY

 

[FMarini]

all apogons, except banggais release planktonic fry between days 7-10, so they are quite different than banngais

 

[seaguy7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14452489#post14452489 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FMarini
all apogons, except banggais release planktonic fry between days 7-10, so they are quite different than banngais

Thanks for the info. Can you point me to a source for more info on this species?

If they only keep the eggs/fry for 7-10 days then I assume they are much less developed than Banggais when released. Does that mean they can't eat newly hatched brine shrimp?

 

[FMarini]

seaguyy-- my statement above is accurate- at days 7-10 they release planktonic fry, yes much less developed than banggais. Also remember that banggais have whats called "direct development" they skip over any planktonic phase.

W/ all apogons except banggais will you will need to capture the planktonic fry, isolate them in a small grow out tank and feed enriched rotifers. A few species of apogons (deopends on howsmall their larvae are) may even require smaller foods.

As for a reference to find more information. purchase Matt Wittenrichs book "illustrated marine breeding" or do a google search- theres breeeding info on MOFIB about these fish