I think that knowledge + experimentation x perseverance = success. But the experimental part always leads to failures that test perseverance. But also increases the knowledge and prevents the dreaded hubris in us all. Great vid
Prestige Reef Perhaps we are looking at this from different perspectives . It is your channels content that’s the inspiration for my comments. Keep up the good work I await your next instalment.
Thank you for the video. I knew very little about this species. Two weeks ago I purchased two Banggai Cardinals from a fish store. They do not spend much time next to each other. (75 gallon long tank.) Do you think one might kill the other in the near future? I was thinking about introducing more of them to create a school. I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not.
Prestige Reef Well, I for one, look forward to every video, your corals & fish are amazing and I want to learn as much as I can. And you are easy to listen to and understand. 😁
Great video, thanks for the upload. My cardinals bred in my community tankxi was so excited to watch him swimming and moving the eggs around in his mouth but then halfway through he swallowed all the eggs so now I'm thinking this was down to inexperience and possibly tank mates or not building up enough body fat. Once again great video, well written and produced and very informative.
Prestige Reef will do. I know this in unrelated but I'd like to pick your brains. I have a reef tank with peaceful tank mates. I recently added a firefish over a week ago and he's only come out once to eat something then I've not seen him for quite a few days now even at feeding time. I know they can be incredibly shy but what can I do to bring him out of his shell (cave). Shall I add another two firefish to build up his confidence and bring him out?
He should come out on his own when he's ready, just make sure nothing is picking on him. I wouldn't add another firefish. Sometimes wrasses hide for weeks before they are ready to come out. My yellow belly disappeared for 15 days
Prestige Reef ok, thanks for the response, I won't buy anther firefish then based on what you've said. Hopefully, he'll come out soon, fingers crossed.
I'm from Kendari.. Southeast Sulawesi, ... you should try to put sea urchin (Diadema) for juvenil microhabitat in your saltwater tank... just try... and give us in your video yt chanel.
Hi great video. I found your video because I noticed tonight that I've been surprised by a very pregnant female. Do you think I should wait for her to transfer the eggs and then try to catch him try to catch him before or after hatching?
Their were 5 at the fish store and I just picked 2 and apparently I got very lucky. One day I seen a baby in the overflow. So the other ones got eaten in guessing. Now just the other day I seen them doing some type of matting thing and recorded it with one vibrating.
I had the babies in a hang on the back refugium. I had it on the side of the tank so that I could monitor everything. It was fed directly from the main display, and the out feed went back into the main display...so it had a constant supply of clean display water. I started on day one with frozen rotifers...and because the HOB refuge was so small...the frozen food tumbled around really well. However...the babies never would swallow the food. Occasionally they would eat it...but then quickly spat it out. It was about 4 or 5 days into it...and the yolks were used up...and I was losing babies from them now eating that I quickly switched to live BBS. They always are those well...and I happened to have two "disc hatcheries" that required zero "work" that made the whole process quite easy. Use one hatchery for two days and I'm between get the second one started and back and forth till the babies are larger foods. Eventually I had to move them to my larger (but empty) frag tank...still the same system...and they readily ate frozen meaty foods.
Ok mate, the white elephant in the room is-your not as good looking as Miss Saltwater. But you channel (Prestige) is sensational! Love your work, feeling your pain and really appreciate your effort!
I too have bred banggais.. however I'm in a pickle this 2nd time around. A Male from my first breeding has grown and courted with his mother. He's about 20 days holding so I expect him to release very soon. Any experience with genetically questionable offspring? I'd love to hear!
The only fish I've "bred" was a freshwater molly. I got her pregnant and I didn't even know it, but on new years eve I woke up and there 7 tiny black babys hiding in the live plants. I put them in a separate container and eventually bought a net to put them in the main tank. Only one has survived but I think he/She will live to adulthood so I'm excited to see my first baby
My god I must be bad. My banghi cardinal male keeps swallowing the fry. The way that I sex banghi cardinals is by their vents. On a full belly , check underneath and the males should have 2 vents and females should have 1. I use a magnifying glass. Thers an article about it on the net but I can't remember what it's called. A lady scientist wrote a paper on sexing them by vents and it's meant to be 100% accurate.
Also....there is an easy way to sex the banggai fish. Underneath...just in front of their last large black stripe that runs down their lower long fin...they have devolved ventral/anal fins. They are very small...but they can be seen with the naked eye. The males have two...and females have only one. They are basically either one tiny spike/bump or two tine spikes/bumps. As long as you have two fish that are different "down there" then you have a male and a female. If you only have one fish...then find out if it has two or one of those bumps...then go to a store and look for a fish that's a good size that has the opposite number of bumps.
Thank you for the contribution :), you are correct this is a method to sex them although usually the vents are only clearly visible in larger specimens. I've had trouble with sexing smaller specimen but I'm no expert
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I think you will have continued success with the Banggai. You're doing an awesome job with the channel!
Phil Cusimano I always look out for your comments Phil :) you’ll have to wait and see what happens ;)
Those fry are rediculously cute. 😊 This was really interesting, thank you. 👍
10 times cuter in real life :P
That's an awesome idea. And I learned something from this video. Glad I stuck around. :p
Paul White what did you learn? :) even I learnt something... the female seduces the Male!
That was one thing I learned and also that the males can't be around each other and how to tell male from female when spawning. :)
Awww, they are so small and cute. Great video!!
Thank you :)
What a fantastically informative video!
So glad I came across your channel.
Thanks or sharing this vital info, immediate subscription!
Welcome to the team 😁
I think that knowledge + experimentation x perseverance = success.
But the experimental part always leads to failures that test perseverance. But also increases the knowledge and prevents the dreaded hubris in us all.
Great vid
jedi ways you’re so wise... you really are a Jedi aren’t you?
Prestige Reef
Perhaps we are looking at this from different perspectives . It is your channels content that’s the inspiration for my comments.
Keep up the good work I await your next instalment.
Thank you for the video. I knew very little about this species. Two weeks ago I purchased two Banggai Cardinals from a fish store. They do not spend much time next to each other. (75 gallon long tank.) Do you think one might kill the other in the near future?
I was thinking about introducing more of them to create a school. I'm not sure if that's a good idea or not.
Very cool Idea!
MileHighReefers I’m always coming up with weird ideas to test :)
Great video and brilliant info... very interesting and thanks for sharing
Dave Scott thank you for watching, without people like you the channel wouldn’t exist
I can't wait for the next update already!
Roksana Pavao absence makes the heart grow fonder
Excellent Video! I think you are a grand success and glad you kept at it! I look forward to each new video!! 😉 I knew you were gonna do great!
It feels so funny to me that there are people all over the world looking forward to the content I create :p
Prestige Reef Well, I for one, look forward to every video, your corals & fish are amazing and I want to learn as much as I can. And you are easy to listen to and understand. 😁
AL ser crepusculares yo por la noche les pongo una luz muy pequeña y ves que cazan copecodos que suelen salir del filtro es sorprendente😅
Really great videos!! Much better than before to be honest (I thought they were good too) will you bring the competition back?? I always loved that..
Matt Croome I’m planning to bring the Christmas competition back at the beginning of March once I’m back in the Uk :)
Great video, thanks for the upload. My cardinals bred in my community tankxi was so excited to watch him swimming and moving the eggs around in his mouth but then halfway through he swallowed all the eggs so now I'm thinking this was down to inexperience and possibly tank mates or not building up enough body fat.
Once again great video, well written and produced and very informative.
Thank you Mania, If you start feeding them twice a day they will probably do it again :)
Keep an eye on your water quality though
Prestige Reef will do.
I know this in unrelated but I'd like to pick your brains. I have a reef tank with peaceful tank mates. I recently added a firefish over a week ago and he's only come out once to eat something then I've not seen him for quite a few days now even at feeding time. I know they can be incredibly shy but what can I do to bring him out of his shell (cave). Shall I add another two firefish to build up his confidence and bring him out?
He should come out on his own when he's ready, just make sure nothing is picking on him. I wouldn't add another firefish. Sometimes wrasses hide for weeks before they are ready to come out. My yellow belly disappeared for 15 days
Prestige Reef ok, thanks for the response, I won't buy anther firefish then based on what you've said. Hopefully, he'll come out soon, fingers crossed.
I'm from Kendari.. Southeast Sulawesi, ... you should try to put sea urchin (Diadema) for juvenil microhabitat in your saltwater tank... just try... and give us in your video yt chanel.
Hi great video. I found your video because I noticed tonight that I've been surprised by a very pregnant female. Do you think I should wait for her to transfer the eggs and then try to catch him try to catch him before or after hatching?
Are pyjama cardinals also easy to breed. Love your vids!
Dutch Dartfrogs they aren’t as easy I’m afraid as they have a different breeding method
i'm so happy this fish came from my country, the price is around 20-30 cent
Their were 5 at the fish store and I just picked 2 and apparently I got very lucky. One day I seen a baby in the overflow. So the other ones got eaten in guessing. Now just the other day I seen them doing some type of matting thing and recorded it with one vibrating.
That jellyfish tank looks cool
Lady Reef dam right it does :p
those fish are so cool.
Looking to step it up a notch, would love to try and breed the banggai,Do you think a 20 gallon tank would be sufficient to Try and breed a pair?
I don't see why not, they don't need a lot of room :)
Good use of the jellyfish tank.
Entety 404 couldn’t let it go to waste :p
how often did you feed them (daily/multiple times a day)?
ah what a tease with the jellyfish tank!
S wd gotta keep you coming back for more :p
Good luck. I tried a similar method with poor results. But...im curious how yours turns out.
daveonbass79 interesting to hear, what were you doing?
I had the babies in a hang on the back refugium. I had it on the side of the tank so that I could monitor everything. It was fed directly from the main display, and the out feed went back into the main display...so it had a constant supply of clean display water. I started on day one with frozen rotifers...and because the HOB refuge was so small...the frozen food tumbled around really well. However...the babies never would swallow the food. Occasionally they would eat it...but then quickly spat it out. It was about 4 or 5 days into it...and the yolks were used up...and I was losing babies from them now eating that I quickly switched to live BBS. They always are those well...and I happened to have two "disc hatcheries" that required zero "work" that made the whole process quite easy. Use one hatchery for two days and I'm between get the second one started and back and forth till the babies are larger foods. Eventually I had to move them to my larger (but empty) frag tank...still the same system...and they readily ate frozen meaty foods.
Thank you for coming back to me, an interesting read :)
Great video
So Fetch Thank you :)
So I have a pair when will they be ready to start shaking and baking?
When they are around 1.5 inches :)
Ok mate, the white elephant in the room is-your not as good looking as Miss Saltwater. But you channel (Prestige) is sensational! Love your work, feeling your pain and really appreciate your effort!
ben howard bath All I need is a bit of eye liner ;)
hahahaha
youre fine , dont listen to no Bs
Very informative!
I want the next update already
I have 3 banggai cardinals, can the fry live if i leave them in my tank.
Reef Experience it’s likely that one of the other fish will eat them. Even the parents are a threat after a couple of days
Are regal angels reef safe? I thought not but if they are i want one
John Gorman not all regals are Reef safe... I got lucky. They are one of the safer large angels though
Keep it up man!
Supergecko8 Thanks super gecko. The support from everyone is what’s keeping me going :)
I too have bred banggais.. however I'm in a pickle this 2nd time around. A Male from my first breeding has grown and courted with his mother. He's about 20 days holding so I expect him to release very soon. Any experience with genetically questionable offspring? I'd love to hear!
It's something you certainly would want to avoid, its known to affect most animals, no reason banggais would be any different
4:42 what kind of tang is the black one at the top?
It's an orange stripe tang :)
Have you ever tried clownfish?
Malak Belial only once before
I hope your tank is doing well :)
Awesome vid😀 new sub
Discover aquaria welcome to the team :)
MORE. MORE. I NEED MORE.
Catherine more coming next Sunday ;)
Prestige Reef The wait is going to be painful. XD
I'll take that as a compliment :)
Excellent video
Thank you Lisa :)
The highfin cardinal fish 🐟 is it's accurate name of banggai Cardinals
Wow excellent video
plootsa thank you 😊
How do u tell female from male?
The males have bigger jaws however its hard to tell when they are young
Dang this is interesting. I definelty want to see more
The only fish I've "bred" was a freshwater molly. I got her pregnant and I didn't even know it, but on new years eve I woke up and there 7 tiny black babys hiding in the live plants. I put them in a separate container and eventually bought a net to put them in the main tank. Only one has survived but I think he/She will live to adulthood so I'm excited to see my first baby
You got her pregnant! ;) have you moved into marines?
That's a cool idea
James Lance let’s hope it works :)
Well done!
Thank you Beth :)
Prestige Reef Its beautiful and your information is spot on and you don't drag ego into it...whats not to like?
Looks like you got an outro
Liam But it will do for now :p
My bangai spit out the fry right into an acans coral and gave it a nice meal... ._.
Tuneless Steak unfortunate for the fry... lucky for the acans
Males have two vents and females only have one vent.
Correct
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Yooo Fufuuu :)
My god I must be bad. My banghi cardinal male keeps swallowing the fry.
The way that I sex banghi cardinals is by their vents. On a full belly , check underneath and the males should have 2 vents and females should have 1. I use a magnifying glass. Thers an article about it on the net but I can't remember what it's called. A lady scientist wrote a paper on sexing them by vents and it's meant to be 100% accurate.
Cae Walker thank you for your contribution.
I agree that is a method which is meant to work however they can only really be seen in adult specimens
Also....there is an easy way to sex the banggai fish. Underneath...just in front of their last large black stripe that runs down their lower long fin...they have devolved ventral/anal fins. They are very small...but they can be seen with the naked eye. The males have two...and females have only one. They are basically either one tiny spike/bump or two tine spikes/bumps. As long as you have two fish that are different "down there" then you have a male and a female. If you only have one fish...then find out if it has two or one of those bumps...then go to a store and look for a fish that's a good size that has the opposite number of bumps.
Thank you for the contribution :), you are correct this is a method to sex them although usually the vents are only clearly visible in larger specimens. I've had trouble with sexing smaller specimen but I'm no expert
Prestige Reef yes...thats correct. This is for fish big enough to breed.
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Great video
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