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Avast Marine
05/01/2007, 04:24 PM
Apogon leptacanthus (glass cardinals), I can see the eyes and the male is juggling the babies in his mouth:

male on the right:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/210/480524351_0e4834a763.jpg

mle on the bottom:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/480524347_3c1070668f.jpg

Doubt I will raise these this time around but would like to be prepared next time. Any help would be groovy :)
Travis L. Stevens
05/02/2007, 08:50 AM
Congratulations. These are my second favorite Cardinal next to Bangaii followed by Flame Cardinals as a close third. I would venture to guess that raising the babies would be like PJs and Bangaiis. After all, the male is doing the hard work for you.
Luis A M
05/02/2007, 09:36 AM
But Bangaiis are not like the other cardinals,or any other fish for that matter!
aomont
05/02/2007, 10:33 AM
With non-banggai cardinalfishes you´re still doing the hard work ! Harder than clownfishes. ;)
Anderson.
FMarini
05/02/2007, 11:20 AM
right on guys-
Banggais and Mirifica are Pterapogons, not apogons, and they hold the fry for an additional 10 days to get them past the planktonic phase.
The glass cardinal fry will require- either ss rotifers or most likely copepod nauplii as first foods and maybe problemtic, but you never know
Luis A M
05/02/2007, 12:41 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9861004#post9861004 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FMarini
right on guys-
The glass cardinal fry will require- either ss rotifers or most likely copepod nauplii as first foods and maybe problemtic, but you never know
Didn´t a prominent ex-dweller of this forum succeed with them?
Avast Marine
05/02/2007, 12:44 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9861631#post9861631 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Luis A M
Didn´t a prominent ex-dweller of this forum succeed with them?

If so, I would like the info even if it needs to be via PM for whatever reason. Thanks!
Luis A M
05/02/2007, 12:49 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9861648#post9861648 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dandy7200
If so, I would like the info even if it needs to be via PM for whatever reason. Thanks!
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=776659&highlight=Apogon+leptacanthus
FMarini
05/02/2007, 04:21 PM
Luis-
Si senior- correctamundo.

However, success is a hard word to define.
He certainly got them to breed, and captured it all on tape for our viewing pleasure. Now the fry- you need to read that whole thread to find out the details
frank
Luis A M
05/02/2007, 04:58 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9863040#post9863040 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FMarini
Luis-
Si senior- correctamundo.

However, success is a hard word to define.
He certainly got them to breed, and captured it all on tape for our viewing pleasure. Now the fry- you need to read that whole thread to find out the details
frank
correctamundo=correctamente?Guess you need more support from your personal spanish coach!;)

Yeah,right,not a happy end...:rolleyes: He was close though.
Avast Marine
05/02/2007, 08:11 PM
Well I'll do my homework and keep the thread updated.