Bangaii Cardinal

[silentninj]

i have 2 bumble bee shrimp in my 29 gallon reef will bangaii cardinal eat them?

 

[lion_crazz]

No. Banggai cardinals are reef-safe, non-aggressive fish.

 

[popnfrresh]

Banghai cardinals will eat small fish and shrimp that they can fit in your mouth. A good way to Stimulate them to feed is with freshwater livebearer fry during twilight with the tank lights on low.

 

[hot883]

Originally Posted by popnfrresh
Banghai cardinals will eat small fish and shrimp that they can fit in your mouth. A good way to Stimulate them to feed is with freshwater livebearer fry during twilight with the tank lights on low.
Could my Bangaii be responsible for my 1/2" yellow gobie to dissapear? How about my 3 shrimp? Ha! I'm serious!

 

[lion_crazz]

Highly doubtful. It's always possible, stranger things have happened, but I definitely doubt it. Banggai cardinals are not known to eat small fish. They are really only aggressive to other cardinals (PJs and Banggais)
The best way to get banggai cardinals to eat is not neccessarily with fry, but with brine shrimp/ghost shrimp and then a mix of mysis shrimp. This is much more natural than eating small fish.

 

[celacanthr]

hey silent what are you feeding your shrimp?

 

[sweetdawn]

my bangaii eats mysis shrimp

 

[popnfrresh]

I doubt the cardinal ate your fish and your shrimp... BUT cardinals are carnivorous and will eat fish ... VERY VERY VERY small fish.

 

[silentninj]

i dont feed my shrimp hahaha they find food somehow in the tank

 

[celacanthr]

well, they eat the tubes of starfish, maybe you have a lot of astrea stars? :thinking: