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The University of Florida is looking for tank raised Juvenile Banggai Cardinalfish for advance research. Please contact us at rdanoff@ufl.edu for further information. Thank You
I am a student in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment program at the University of Florida. I am interested in the ecology and conservation of Banggai cardinalfish. I study the trade in aquarium fishes and have become very interested in their culture. Culture of aquarium fishes provides a consistent supply of fish to the trade and greatly assists in protecting the animals in the wild. Little is known on the propagation and captive breeding of aquarium fishes at a commercial scale. We are developing husbandry methods for breeding aquarium fishes and the effects of the environment on their physiology. It has been extremely difficult to obtain healthy stocks of cardinalfish collected from the wild. For our studies we require fish that can adapt quickly and easily to captive conditions. Ideally fish should be juveniles over the age of 14-days to minimize stress during shipping. Studies consist primarily on testing various foods and ingredients to develop healthy diets to increase survival of the young and maturation rates of juveniles. When juvenile fish enter maturity we will manipulate environmental conditions such as light and temperature to induce spawning. Also we will test different incubation methods for rearing of the larvae. Fish are subjected to minimal handling procedures. Our facilities are designed to rear fish of many different species and we hold permits to house endangered species.
The University of Florida is looking for tank raised Juvenile Banggai Cardinalfish for advance research. Please contact us at rdanoff@ufl.edu for further information. Thank You
I am a student in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment program at the University of Florida. I am interested in the ecology and conservation of Banggai cardinalfish. I study the trade in aquarium fishes and have become very interested in their culture. Culture of aquarium fishes provides a consistent supply of fish to the trade and greatly assists in protecting the animals in the wild. Little is known on the propagation and captive breeding of aquarium fishes at a commercial scale. We are developing husbandry methods for breeding aquarium fishes and the effects of the environment on their physiology. It has been extremely difficult to obtain healthy stocks of cardinalfish collected from the wild. For our studies we require fish that can adapt quickly and easily to captive conditions. Ideally fish should be juveniles over the age of 14-days to minimize stress during shipping. Studies consist primarily on testing various foods and ingredients to develop healthy diets to increase survival of the young and maturation rates of juveniles. When juvenile fish enter maturity we will manipulate environmental conditions such as light and temperature to induce spawning. Also we will test different incubation methods for rearing of the larvae. Fish are subjected to minimal handling procedures. Our facilities are designed to rear fish of many different species and we hold permits to house endangered species.
