Bangai Cardinal ONLY DIE!

[FlyTekk]

Over the last year i have had 7 Bangai Cardinals. All of them have died all of them the same way. First they a ferocious eaters. Then 1-2 weeks later they stop eating. Then i notice white stringy poop. while they fail to eat and hide. Then one day ill find them unable to swim against the current and gasping for air towards the bottom of the tank. Next day they are dead.

4 of the 7 were tank raised.

My params are good. 0 across the board. I have a swc skimmer tons of live rock, vortechs, cheato, pods, shrimps, crabs, stars, worms, softies, lps, bta and about 10 other fish. All doing well. But i cant keep a bangai cardinal alive for the life of me.

Any ideas. The only thing i can think of is that im being lied to and the Cards arent tank raised. If thats they case that sucks cause i buy from a reputable store in NYC who's name i wont mention since there is no way to tell.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[wonderballz]

Are you getting them from the same vendor? White stringy poop? could it be like a tape worm or some kind of parasite in the tank?

Not even sure if fish can get tapeworms...

 

[FlyTekk]

By the way dating back to over a year ago i got 1 tank raised then 2 tank raised then 2 wild caught and now 2 tank raised. All of which months apart.

 

[FlyTekk]

The tank raised came from the same LFS. The 2 wild caught came from one of the guys here.

What ever the white stringy poop may be none of my other fish have. for a year. And the cardinals dont show this sympton till their last days.

 

[ming]

My experiences differ. I bought 6 of them, had them about 3-4 months before they started pairing off in which case I had to put the pairs in separate tanks otherwise they terrorize the other banggai's.. shortly after they would breed and hold eggs. I had them for a another 3+ breeding cycles (about a month each cycle). Not 1 banggai died on me, and I eventually sold the pairs to 3 different hobbyist so they can try breed them.

 

[Fishluva513]

I noticed thEy do better wen u get 3 or more at a time


Matty'sCornerAquariums

 

[laurensparsons]

Same Problem in the UK 3 down 4 to go!

just gutted! cant work out why they keep dieing! have you got any ideas?

have you managed to keep yours alive?

christ - the bloody things arnt supposed to be that hard to keep are they!


lol

http://www.ultimatereef.net/forums/showthread.php?t=503079

Laurie