Talking Fish: Cardinalfish! Even YOU Can Breed Them!

In today's episode Taras discusses Cardinalfish, their history and habitats, and their important role in sustainable reefkeeping! Lets learn how one of the most widely available saltwater fish came to the hobby and how you too could go from a simple breeding pair to an entire family in your own reef tank at home!
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[@jamesbryan1285]

This guy is a great source of information. Thank you for sharing.

[@TopShelfAquatics]

A wealth of knowledge no doubt! -Blaine

[@bishbashash5319]

Love this deep dive format

[@TopShelfAquatics]

Glad you are enjoying it! -Blaine

[@greysquirrel4838]

I have 2 myself and enjoy them very much, excellent beginner fish! Great video!

[@RobTeeJr]

I have 5 pajama cardinal fish in my 120 gallon tank and one that is 5 1/2years of age and yes I do care that they are captive bred fish. Wherever possible I purchase captive bred fish.

[@TopShelfAquatics]

Always awesome to see a happy group of em! Thanks for tuning in! -Blaine

[@TheHemiphil81]

I have 5 bangi in my 300 acro tank and would be very happy in the had fry.. 😊

[@TopShelfAquatics]

Would be so cool to see that and experience it in your own system! -Blaine

[@gap9992]

I have one and yes, it's great that it was not captured in the wild. I would like to add several more but am worried that the current one would attack them. Is it OK to add say 5 more? It's a 200g tank with only a few peaceful fish at the moment

[@insanity4224]

Like almost all marine fish that school in the wild attempts to do this in tanks eventually end up as the dominant pair, including Banggai cardinals. I would add two then you should end up with a pair then remove the third before it’s bullied too badly.

[@RickysFarmAndHatchery]

Man I really do need glasses I really thought that thumbnail was Adam Sandler

[@samm9017]

Title is a bit misleading. 🙂

[@fishstix1988]

I have a breeding pair, however, I'm never able to get the male to release the babies (he always ends up swallowing them). Any tricks/tips to get the male to carry them to term and how to release them safely?

[@john-xo9mg]

you need to keep the male fed to the max as they breed pretty fast and the male ends up either dying through hunger or eating the young, or if young it's down to the fish's experience

[@lifebidesign]

Hey that Clown Tang with the cardinal fish is sick you need to quarintine/medicate. As a customer I would not risk purchasing this fish

[@finn.wessemius2653]

Aight so let me ask. Why are those tangs not in a bigger tank? I mean, they're clearly showing signs of lack of space. I'm NOT a tang police, just asking

[@omar8sanchez23]

0:06 key words: RETAIL FISH UNITS. That ain’t a tangs forever home, rather instead a short term holding tank for the tang to soon be sold to its forever home.

[@Chrish_Fish]

The price those baby tangs it might be there forever home 😂 120 for a baby blue spin unicorn is outrageous

[@finn.wessemius2653]

@@omar8sanchez23 yeah, I know it's a store... Duhh haha. But even in a store

[@whynot1289j]

@@Chrish_Fishwait until u see how much they pay for them

[@zachmcwatch9873]

Kind of sounds like your definitely on your way to becoming just pretending not to be.. lol. Just saying