Banggai Cardinal Fish...dead

[tdowning]

I added two banggai cardinal fish to my tank a couple days back and within 30 hours they were both dead I have two ocellaris clowns in the tank that have been doing well the two weeks prior to the cardinals being added and are still doing well today.

I did a slow acclimation for the cardinals fish but for whatever reason they didn't make it after I put them into the tank.

Any suggestions for the future to make sure this doesn't happen again or is this just part of the hobby?

Thanks.

 

[melypr1985]

Hi there! I'm sorry for your loss My advice for the future would be to consider a QT. Here's more info on that and how to do it: How to Quarantine

 

[smokin'reefer]

I had same experience with some cards I got from petco. First 2 just started kind of lisplessly floating right after I put in QT. Died a short time later. I got two more that seemed to do ok for a couple of days then same kind of lispless floating. Then gone. I got some from lfs that did much better and stayed in qt for close to 4 weeks and are now spitting out fry in main tank.

 

[themcnertney]

What are your water parameters?

 

[ahiggins]

although it is just my opinion...I will never buy a cardinal fish or a firefish. Both of them seem extremely fragile for some reason.
I had a firefish for 2 days before it died.

 

[tdowning]

What are your water parameters?

All of my parameters were great. I test them frequently and have yet to (knock on wood) have an issue.

 

[tj w]

IME Banggai cardinals are a fairly hardy fish. I would check your parameters and use qt for future additions

 

[tdowning]

IME Banggai cardinals are a fairly hardy fish. I would check your parameters and use qt for future additions

Thanks. Lesson learned