Bengai Cardinal Breeding

[quicksilverz]

Hello Help needed.

So I just noticed my Bengai cardinals breed one has eggs in its mouth what do I need to do to keep these guys alive any and all advice would be great.

Thanks.

[quicksilverz]

Bump need help guys really.

[Bill S]

I've had them survive in the tank and grow to adulthood. But it's a big tank. You really need to isolate them. Any way to do that? Eve (pennies2cents) has done a lot of breeding of them. Maybe she will chime in.

[Zack]

Try looking back a few pages. I coulda sworn ace (hobogato) posted up a few pages back.

[Zack]

In the past I remember one of the biggest issues was insuring the male eats/ is not bothered while he's holding.

[quicksilverz]

I have clown fitch coming over on Thursday were going to catch them and put them in the refugium.

[Troy Valentine]

Hi All,

A real easy way to catch him is wait till the light are out for a few hours and shine a flash light directly at him. This will stun him long enough to put a net around him. I would be careful disturbing him to much early on it could stress him, causing him to terminate the fry. I've been keeping and raising fry since for well over a decade. I usually wait 2 to 3 weeks before I move him to my Xenia fuge. There the growing fry will have plenty of fauna to feed on until I can ween them to decasulated brine shrimp. For me this will usually yield good results. Good luck!!! Fun times!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hMoLeuo-cM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnvf4z2EYXo

[Zack]

Hi All,

A real easy way to catch him is wait till the light are out for a few hours and shine a flash light directly at him. This will stun him long enough to put a net around him. I would be careful disturbing him to much early on it could stress him, causing him to terminate the fry. I've been keeping and raising fry since for well over a decade. I usually wait 2 to 3 weeks before I move him to my Xenia fuge. There the growing fry will have plenty of fauna to feed on until I can ween them to decasulated brine shrimp. For me this will usually yield good results. Good luck!!! Fun times!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hMoLeuo-cM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnvf4z2EYXo

Dude that fuge of yours is mesmerizing! I've seen the fry in Troy's tank, cute little buggers.

[quicksilverz]

Hi All,

A real easy way to catch him is wait till the light are out for a few hours and shine a flash light directly at him. This will stun him long enough to put a net around him. I would be careful disturbing him to much early on it could stress him, causing him to terminate the fry. I've been keeping and raising fry since for well over a decade. I usually wait 2 to 3 weeks before I move him to my Xenia fuge. There the growing fry will have plenty of fauna to feed on until I can ween them to decasulated brine shrimp. For me this will usually yield good results. Good luck!!! Fun times!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hMoLeuo-cM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnvf4z2EYXo

I will try that.

[Pennies2Cents]

Hi Bill,

Hi quicksilverz:

Yes, i did have a pair breeding for a while.. I had created a thread at one point here with all my updates etc. Let me find it and i will post here. If you need any advice feel free to pm me.

I've had them survive in the tank and grow to adulthood. But it's a big tank. You really need to isolate them. Any way to do that? Eve (pennies2cents) has done a lot of breeding of them. Maybe she will chime in.