Bangaii

http://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/archives/vol_2/issue8/pages/issue_8-6.htm Check out this issue of reef hobbyist for an article on breeding bangaii.

 

i can tell you that they are defiantly a pair if the male is attacking the reflection, what size of bengai's are these, are they less then 1 inch still?

if they are under, i believe six months old, then they won't breed. but the bengai's don't attack other bengai's until after a pair is made, never add any other bengai's to this tank, cuz your male will kill them, or try really hard to kill them.

they are mouth brooders, the male will carry the little red eggs in his mouth until they hatch, after they hatch he will eat them unless he is fed a healthy diet, i would seperate the babies from the parents as soon as they come out of the males mouth.

i will be happy to be the first purchaser of one or two of the babies after they are rdy, keep me posted

 

So there not a for sure pair then? How long will it take them to pair up and mate? I've read clowns can take years are bangaiis like that? I'm really interested in your progress I've always liked bangaiis

 

This will be an interesting thread to follow - I have bought several pairs locally, but so far haven't had luck getting a male and female together. I do have 2 males (seperate tanks) that can't stand each other (had quite a bit of trouble getting the cardinals through quaranteen - wild caught cardinals don't do well for me, so I am done buying them...).   The two males I have now got a long for several months, stayed near each other all the time, but now can't even see each other without the larger one becoming extremely aggressive towards the smaller (keeping him well away from his territory).
Since then, I bought a small school from Sea of Marvels (tank raised in the shop) and they have been much hardier...I think they were from his second batch of fry and are around half grown. If you get a chance, you might want to stop by and see his breeders in North Liberty- they are much larger than anything I have seen for sale in the Quad Cities (from what I've read the younger fish are darn near impossible to sex). I'm assuming sometime in the next 6 months I may have at least one pair out of the group (that'll put the tank raised bangaiis around a year old)...

 

I guess I just got confused, I thought you said they came from two different tanks. Wasn't sure how two fish from two different tanks could be a confirmed pair in less than a month. Thats where my questioning came from. I've been looking for another breeding pair just didn't know if you had a secret up your sleeve

 

How are the bangaiis doing? Stopped by Teskes today...they only had a couple left in one tank.