A MOUTH FULL! Bangai Babies!

[salt-rookie]

Hey! My Bangai Cardinals spawned again! The male has a MOUTH FULL! I'll try to get some pictures up tomorrow!
Phil

[VWD]

Cool, I like to see the pictures

[salt-rookie]

The first picture is of the Happy Couple! The second is of the male. I hope you can see how fully his jaw is distended with the clutch.





Thanks for looking!

Phil

[YLChik]

toooooooooo cool! more pics more pics!!

[salt-rookie]

Here you go Amy!

These were as close as I could get...they are being very protective. I think you can really tell how much more pronounced the jaw is when the mouth is filled with a clutch of eggs.







I'd LOVE to get some pictures of the fry swimming back into his mouth when they hatch! I'll try and keep you all posted!

[tman23]

how many babies do your cardinals usually produce?

[Dragonist]

Originally Posted by tman23

how many babies do your cardinals usually produce?

your answer from ora

This species is known to be a mouthbreeder. The male holds the fertilized eggs in his mouth through full development, and releases them as juveniles. Banggai Cardinals have a spawn size of anywhere from 12-43 fry, which develop in the male's mouth for 20-24 days. They will spawn every 30 days and it is not uncommon to observe this in home aquaria. The juveniles emerge ready to take newly hatched brine shrimp. For these reasons, this is a species many home aquarists have bred and reared.

ORA™ is currently increasing its broodstock pairs of this fish so we can increase our production. Look for better availability in the near future.

per http://www.orafarm.com/cardinalfish.html

[Vj]

Any updates yet? wanna see some babies!!

[quick_murdoc]

Very Cool!