A Grass Roots Call for the Banggais

surfzone · 09-12-2008, 04:39 PM

It has been a while since i posted here, but i feel like i should do my part in getting the word out. if this has already been posted then i'm sure you all already know about it.
I heard the talk on marine breeding by Matthew Witterrich at MACNAXX this past weekend and immediately after Eric Borneman Gave a talk on the plight of the wild Banggai Cardinals here's a link to a short write up on it all Matt Wittenrich Live

Frankie · 09-12-2008, 04:51 PM

Thanks for sharing surfzone. I was just reading somthing along these line a few minutes ago. ORA | PRODUCTS | FISH | CARDINALFISH

surfzone · 09-12-2008, 04:55 PM

I love ORA and wish that stores in our area would start selling their stock

BigAl07 · 09-12-2008, 04:55 PM

I enjoyed those links. Thanks for sharing.

jellyman · 09-12-2008, 04:58 PM

The ORA fish that are in the local LFS have not been that good. Alot of them are not eating and pooping some white stringy stuff,

jellyman · 09-12-2008, 05:09 PM

Wow, I knew the wild ones were cheap but $3. No wonder I have 80 bangaii on hand. I have one local LFS and hopefully I will be taking them around to a couple more.

mps9506 · 09-12-2008, 05:58 PM

Hopefully the government will open their eyes and place these guys on CITIES App II. soon. It is a shame what the aquarium hobby has done to the wild population of these fish.

One thing with getting these from ORA is they are constantly running out. I think the local hobbyist can really help the industry out by breeding these and saturating the market and reducing the demand for them.

surfzone · 09-12-2008, 06:35 PM

Mps, i wholeheartedly agree with you. on ORA's site they say that they are trying to increase their brood stock for these fish. they are so simple to breed there is a reason that they are called marine guppies.

coraldynamics · 09-12-2008, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jellyman

Wow, I knew the wild ones were cheap but $3. No wonder I have 80 bangaii on hand. I have one local LFS and hopefully I will be taking them around to a couple more.

I would love to get a few from you for my own breeding tanks.

Snelly40 · 09-12-2008, 07:35 PM

stephen is the man with breeding bangaii's. He taught me a lot last time i was there.
On here we have at leads 4 of us know with mated pairs so hopefully we can get that growing!!!

09-12-2008, 04:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
surfzone Sea Pen Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charleston, S. Carolina Posts: 341 View Gallery Karma Komment	A Grass Roots Call for the Banggais It has been a while since i posted here, but i feel like i should do my part in getting the word out. if this has already been posted then i'm sure you all already know about it. I heard the talk on marine breeding by Matthew Witterrich at MACNAXX this past weekend and immediately after Eric Borneman Gave a talk on the plight of the wild Banggai Cardinals here's a link to a short write up on it all Matt Wittenrich Live __________________ My Tank and its Happenings Surfzone's 120 Cube - Reef Sanctuaryhttp://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-120-cube.html

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surfzone Sea Pen Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charleston, S. Carolina Posts: 341 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Grass Roots Call for the Banggais I love ORA and wish that stores in our area would start selling their stock __________________ My Tank and its Happenings Surfzone's 120 Cube - Reef Sanctuaryhttp://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-120-cube.html

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BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: A Grass Roots Call for the Banggais I enjoyed those links. Thanks for sharing. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

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jellyman Limpet Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 136 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Grass Roots Call for the Banggais The ORA fish that are in the local LFS have not been that good. Alot of them are not eating and pooping some white stringy stuff,

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jellyman Limpet Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lawrence, Kansas Posts: 136 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Grass Roots Call for the Banggais Wow, I knew the wild ones were cheap but $3. No wonder I have 80 bangaii on hand. I have one local LFS and hopefully I will be taking them around to a couple more.

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mps9506 Totally back Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 8,525 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Grass Roots Call for the Banggais Hopefully the government will open their eyes and place these guys on CITIES App II. soon. It is a shame what the aquarium hobby has done to the wild population of these fish. One thing with getting these from ORA is they are constantly running out. I think the local hobbyist can really help the industry out by breeding these and saturating the market and reducing the demand for them. __________________ Mike Reefkeeping Since '99 Help Build Reefpedia Premium Memberships Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

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surfzone Sea Pen Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charleston, S. Carolina Posts: 341 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Grass Roots Call for the Banggais Mps, i wholeheartedly agree with you. on ORA's site they say that they are trying to increase their brood stock for these fish. they are so simple to breed there is a reason that they are called marine guppies. __________________ My Tank and its Happenings Surfzone's 120 Cube - Reef Sanctuaryhttp://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-120-cube.html

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Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: A Grass Roots Call for the Banggais stephen is the man with breeding bangaii's. He taught me a lot last time i was there. On here we have at leads 4 of us know with mated pairs so hopefully we can get that growing!!! __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

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