Baby Bangaii Eggs Hatching (Video)

coraldynamics · 03-28-2006, 09:41 AM

This video is of Day 19 (from date of egg transfer to male) bangaii babies. You can see them in the tumbler as they have started to emerge from the egg sack. Also a few have already decided to swim out of the tumbler and into the holding net.

Timeline for these babies:
Egg transfer to male - March 8 2006 Day 0
Forced Spit of eggs - March 13 2006 Day 5
Date of Video - March 27 2006 Day 19

Baby Bangaii Video

Pardon the background music...Boston Fan here. Needed something to cover the noise of the shop.

Enjoy!

coraldynamics · 03-28-2006, 08:17 PM

I have updated the video with todays footage. It now includes all of the new hatchlings (about 22 total now)

Woodstock · 03-28-2006, 08:50 PM

Congratulations!! Awesome!

coraldynamics · 04-10-2006, 09:05 AM

Here is a two week update- 20 of the 21 are still alive and kicking! Still on bbs and being moved to cyclopeeze.

KimPossible · 04-10-2006, 09:55 AM

Fantastic! Your an expert at this aren't you???? ~lol
Good job

Cougra · 04-10-2006, 10:32 AM

Out of curiousity, why do you strip the male of the eggs? Why not let him mouth brood the eggs naturally? What benefit do you get from stripping the eggs from the male?

From what I understand it's very stressful on the fish to be forced to spit the eggs and artificially reared fish tend not to be as good parrents as ones that are naturally reared.

coraldynamics · 04-10-2006, 10:56 AM

Kim- Very far from expert on these guys...each new batch is like hatching them for the first time...just too exciting!

Cougra- The main reason I pull them early is so the male can continue eating and stay fat and healthy. It is a bit stressful for him but he seems to recover fine. During the 20-28 days of holding, he does not eat, gets weak and may consume part or all of the nest toward the end. Also the female is ready in just a few days after release to load him up again, so he has very little time to eat between nests.

Frank Marini - a published expert on Bangaii (THE expert for most of us) recommends pulling the nest after around 12 days and allowing the male to recover. Mouth brooding is an instinct, not a learned behavior. The pairs I have came from ORA, so they were raised in the same manner and these pairs have held to term on each of their first broods.

03-28-2006, 09:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
coraldynamics RS Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 167 View Gallery Karma Komment	Baby Bangaii Eggs Hatching (Video) This video is of Day 19 (from date of egg transfer to male) bangaii babies. You can see them in the tumbler as they have started to emerge from the egg sack. Also a few have already decided to swim out of the tumbler and into the holding net. Timeline for these babies: Egg transfer to male - March 8 2006 Day 0 Forced Spit of eggs - March 13 2006 Day 5 Date of Video - March 27 2006 Day 19 Baby Bangaii Video Pardon the background music...Boston Fan here. Needed something to cover the noise of the shop. Enjoy! __________________ Stephen Pollock Coral Dynamics, Inc ~~~Captive Raised Corals, Clownfish, Cardinals, and Seahorses~~~ ReefPlenishTM ReefFuelTM

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coraldynamics RS Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 167 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Baby Bangaii Eggs Hatching (Video) I have updated the video with todays footage. It now includes all of the new hatchlings (about 22 total now) __________________ Stephen Pollock Coral Dynamics, Inc ~~~Captive Raised Corals, Clownfish, Cardinals, and Seahorses~~~ ReefPlenishTM ReefFuelTM

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KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Baby Bangaii Eggs Hatching (Video) Fantastic! Your an expert at this aren't you???? ~lol Good job __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

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Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Baby Bangaii Eggs Hatching (Video) Out of curiousity, why do you strip the male of the eggs? Why not let him mouth brood the eggs naturally? What benefit do you get from stripping the eggs from the male? From what I understand it's very stressful on the fish to be forced to spit the eggs and artificially reared fish tend not to be as good parrents as ones that are naturally reared. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

04-10-2006, 10:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
coraldynamics RS Sponsor Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 167 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Baby Bangaii Eggs Hatching (Video) Kim- Very far from expert on these guys...each new batch is like hatching them for the first time...just too exciting! Cougra- The main reason I pull them early is so the male can continue eating and stay fat and healthy. It is a bit stressful for him but he seems to recover fine. During the 20-28 days of holding, he does not eat, gets weak and may consume part or all of the nest toward the end. Also the female is ready in just a few days after release to load him up again, so he has very little time to eat between nests. Frank Marini - a published expert on Bangaii (THE expert for most of us) recommends pulling the nest after around 12 days and allowing the male to recover. Mouth brooding is an instinct, not a learned behavior. The pairs I have came from ORA, so they were raised in the same manner and these pairs have held to term on each of their first broods. __________________ Stephen Pollock Coral Dynamics, Inc ~~~Captive Raised Corals, Clownfish, Cardinals, and Seahorses~~~ ReefPlenishTM ReefFuelTM

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