Bangaai Cardinal

[Zacharoo]

I have a pair and for some reason one of them stopped eating.. So did some research and I have a feeling he is the male and is holding the eggs in his mouth. He looks like a bull dog lol. So now I'm just kind of curious if I leave things be if I'll eventually have some baby cardinals swimming around? And survive? Anyone have experience with these fish?

 

[bugeye]

When they hatch they usually get eaten up by other fish.


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[Zacharoo]

That's what I was thinking. It's the bangaai pair and a clown pair

 

[Titanwerx]

Maybe stick him in the sump?

 

[GoReef165]

The male won't eat for a few weeks until the babies hatch. Mine do this all the time. I've had only a few babies survive. Most all the babies become food to the other fish. Not much you can do about it. I tried making fake urchin out of a putty ball and toothpicks for them to hide in but I don't think it worked. Just don't worry the male will be fine and eat when it's all over.

 

[zigginit]

he will keep the brude in his mouth most of the time. as they grow then they hide in things like a urchin as stated above. there is a lot of youtube videos on this. check it out and you will learn all about it.