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Unread 05/02/2012, 10:44 AM   #17
hvacman250
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Originally Posted by leedoherty View Post
Don't know if this helps but I had the same problem with my cardinals eating them when trying to use a snagger but I found by covering the tank with a bed sheet and keeping it completely dark for about 20 minute the cardinals would go to sleep then i would turn on the led for the snagger it had to be completely dark though if there was any light in the room at all they would catch the fry
How do yours "sleep"? I thought all cardinals are nocturnal. My house stays pitch black after 10 pm, but anytime I visit the tank with a flashlight the cardinals are always on the hunt in the darkness.

During the day they seem to hover in one spot and chill, but at darktime they are active.


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