Ghost(Threadfin) Cardinalfish

[banuvatt]

Has anyone kept successfully threadfin cardinalfish? Thank you.

 

[CoralNerd]

Has anyone kept successfully threadfin cardinalfish? Thank you.

Yes, I've had the.and they weren't difficult.

 

[banuvatt]

Could you give me more information on what they were like/their care? Thank you.

 

[jay2525]

i have kept MANY of them over the years. not difficult per se . but chromis like for me. groups narrowing down to a few pairs here and there. will die for no obvious reason. seem to be inconsistent in how they ship/handled.

 

[banuvatt]

Yeah I read about the high mortality rate that is why I planned to get 10 or so. I understand also that in order to have fish shoal you need to have other fish that they will perceive as an aggressor.

 

[CoralNerd]

I think Saltwateraquarium.com sells them sometimes, currently out. Zoramia leptacantha
There ok big mouth blue eyes. Personally I wouldn't want more than two. I usually like pairs vs three. What size tank and what fish will be the predators?

 

[banuvatt]

The tank is 50 gallons, I read that they do well in groups. The royal gramma in my tank is like the most bold.

 

[Bck2hobby]

Tank Stop shows that they have them in stock.

 

[banuvatt]

Tank Stop quarantines their fish don't they?

 

[Bck2hobby]

i believe that they do. Went back to website to see where i had read it but cant find it now =)

 

[banuvatt]

Has anyone used TankStop before? I read some good things.

 

[banuvatt]

I think Saltwateraquarium.com sells them sometimes, currently out. Zoramia leptacantha
There ok big mouth blue eyes. Personally I wouldn't want more than two. I usually like pairs vs three. What size tank and what fish will be the predators?

So I ordered them at my lfs all of them made it. How much should I feed them daily?

 

[JojosReef]

Has anyone used TankStop before? I read some good things.

Bit late to reply to this. I've gone to the owner of Tankstoo, Eric Cohen, multiple times for tank meds--Flux Rx, or fluconazole. I would shop fish from Eric, but I prefer to get fish QT'd elsewhere, so I don't usually get the fish directly. Otherwise I'd get them from him.

 

[banuvatt]

Bit late to reply to this. I've gone to the owner of Tankstoo, Eric Cohen, multiple times for tank meds--Flux Rx, or fluconazole. I would shop fish from Eric, but I prefer to get fish QT'd elsewhere, so I don't usually get the fish directly. Otherwise I'd get them from him.

They get some unique stuff that is what I will say and the owner has been helpful in my experience.

 

[banuvatt]

I will mention that I probably am goimg to have to sell some of them because I do not think my main tank could handle 7 of them(its 50 gallons.) I was trying to take into account mortality rate but, all of them survived and are eating.

 

[CoralNerd]

You have a full deck of cards in your tank. Feeding isn't to critical with these guys. Say once or twice a day.

 

[banuvatt]

You have a full deck of cards in your tank. Feeding isn't to critical with these guys. Say once or twice a day.

If I kept all 7 I would probably have to add half them at first so it doesn't cause a spike.

 

[banuvatt]

You have a full deck of cards in your tank. Feeding isn't to critical with these guys. Say once or twice a day.

What did you feed yours?

 

[banuvatt]

So I managed to get one of them to actively eat the rest do not seem as interested. So far I tried live baby brine shrimo, mysis, lrs.

 

[banuvatt]

So I got them eating but, two of three will eat live pods only. One of them will eat LRS reef frenzy ans mysis. Any tricks to getting fish off live onto frozen.