Banggai cardinalfish

[MNFish]

So I went into the LFS with the kids today and they saw some Banggai Cardinalfish that they want. I told them they need to research them first and think about it.
We have plenty of room for them, but the problem is everything in the tank is going great currently. All levels have been very stable great growth on all my coral, other fish are getting along great..... Basically right now the tank is in a state of bliss and I am afraid of some how throwing the whole universe out of whack.

Am I being too superstitious or are there others that get to a point sometimes where they do not want to even take the slightest chance with even a small change LOL.....

 

[Uncle99]

I agree, at one point, the bough will break and the cradle fall.
The Bangaii on its own does not seem overly risky. Success would depend on who else is already in the group and tank size.
But I know just how you feel.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Personally they seem like boring fish to me, which probably does equate to ‘not risky’ if you want to look at it that way. But I definitely know the feeling of not wanting to rock a stable boat with the ‘one last fish.’ Self-control can be tough. Lol.

 

[MNFish]

Personally they seem like boring fish to me, which probably does equate to ‘not risky’ if you want to look at it that way. But I definitely know the feeling of not wanting to rock a stable boat with the ‘one last fish.’ Self-control can be tough. Lol.

I do pretty good with self control when it come to fish, but not so good when it comes to coral or Oreo cookies for that matter haha

 

[JumboShrimp]

What can help is having somewhat expensive fish. When you have things like an adult Clown Trigger, French Angel, Emperor Angel, Purple Tang, you think twice about wiping out your tank with a diseased Clown or Damsel. Lol!

 

[MNFish]

What can help is having somewhat expensive fish. When you have things like an adult Clown Trigger, French Angel, Emperor Angel, Purple Tang, you think twice about wiping out your tank with a diseased Clown or Damsel. Lol!

In my house it just all depends on who is a favorite we had a freshwater fish once (probably cost 3.99) that was 10 years old and no one had ever mentioned liking it and one day it was laying on the bottom looking sick and you would have thought it was a family member to my kids....

 

[Dkmoo]

So I went into the LFS with the kids today and they saw some Banggai Cardinalfish that they want. I told them they need to research them first and think about it.
We have plenty of room for them, but the problem is everything in the tank is going great currently. All levels have been very stable great growth on all my coral, other fish are getting along great..... Basically right now the tank is in a state of bliss and I am afraid of some how throwing the whole universe out of whack.

Am I being too superstitious or are there others that get to a point sometimes where they do not want to even take the slightest chance with even a small change LOL.....

in terms of compatibility they are generally good easy fish. they to better in estabilished reef tanks with a lot of places for them to swim thru and hide. Stress kills more fish than disease.

so i think the real question is
1) what you currently have?
2) do your filtration have room to support one more?
3) do your aquascape/reefscape have enough un-claimed features for the fish?
4) do you trust the LFS to keep disease free? or do you have a QT.

If answer is "yes" to all of the above, then you should be OK with getting it.

 

[MNFish]

in terms of compatibility they are generally good easy fish. they to better in estabilished reef tanks with a lot of places for them to swim thru and hide. Stress kills more fish than disease.

so i think the real question is
1) what you currently have?
2) do your filtration have room to support one more?
3) do your aquascape/reefscape have enough un-claimed features for the fish?
4) do you trust the LFS to keep disease free? or do you have a QT.

If answer is "yes" to all of the above, then you should be OK with getting it.

It is a 75 with 3 small fish a cleaner shrimp that all get along great
My Nitrates currently stay right at 2 PPM (So really it may be beneficial here)
I have a lot of structure with caves and hiding spots
4 Yes and yes

It is pretty much a no brainer but I am still superstitious because it is going so well right now..... and once we buy a fish it becomes family for life......

 

[Dkmoo]

It is a 75 with 3 small fish a cleaner shrimp that all get along great
My Nitrates currently stay right at 2 PPM (So really it may be beneficial here)
I have a lot of structure with caves and hiding spots
4 Yes and yes

It is pretty much a no brainer but I am still superstitious because it is going so well right now..... and once we buy a fish it becomes family for life......

forgot to mention - captive-bred will be a lot easier than wild-caught so ask your LPS. They come only from Indonesia (?) with very specific habitat so in the early days of this hobby, survival rate is not high and they may have gotten a bad rap. Should be easier now if captive-bred.. Seems you are on the right track b/c you did tell your kids that research must be done before adding so you are doing all the right steps.

Good Luck!

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Tremendously boring fish. I kept one for about 5 years until I gave him away. The larger he became the more territorial and aggressive he became.

 

[MNFish]

forgot to mention - captive-bred will be a lot easier than wild-caught so ask your LPS. They come only from Indonesia (?) with very specific habitat so in the early days of this hobby, survival rate is not high and they may have gotten a bad rap. Should be easier now if captive-bred.. Seems you are on the right track b/c you did tell your kids that research must be done before adding so you are doing all the right steps.

Good Luck!

Thank you!
The LFS gets them captive bread from a supplier I think from TN....
Even with that I usually like to watch fish eat before we buy if possible just to be extra careful.

 

[MNFish]

Tremendously boring fish. I kept one for about 5 years until I gave him away. The larger he became the more territorial and aggressive he became.

That is somewhat what I am afraid of, at the same time my kids would probably just make me get another tank instead of giving it away so that may not be too bad haha...

 

[DrZoidburg]

Remind your self also that they need extra feeding or they tend to get skinny. Idk they may be boring but they are kind of cool looking.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

That is somewhat what I am afraid of, at the same time my kids would probably just make me get another tank instead of giving it away so that may not be too bad haha...

I got almost out of the hobby entirely. I was down to a goby and a clown that my kid insisted I keep. That one fish has resulted in so many tanks.

 

[MaxTremors]

Tremendously boring fish. I kept one for about 5 years until I gave him away. The larger he became the more territorial and aggressive he became.

How dare you! Personally, I really like Cardinals, but I can understand why you might think they’re boring (I mean, you’re wrong, but I can understand why you’d think that).

 

[mindme]

Personally they seem like boring fish to me, which probably does equate to ‘not risky’ if you want to look at it that way. But I definitely know the feeling of not wanting to rock a stable boat with the ‘one last fish.’ Self-control can be tough. Lol.

I have 4 in my tank. You may call it boring, but I like them because they don't move around much, while most of the other fish are constantly moving around. It's a contrasting behavior and that makes them unique/interesting.

 

[JumboShrimp]

I can see that as being more of a ‘plus’ @mindme, having a mini-school, hanging out still for some contrast.

 

[mindme]

I can see that as being more of a ‘plus’ @mindme, having a mini-school, hanging out still for some contrast.

Yeah, I probably wouldn't get them if it was the only fish I could have, but they are nice addition to an active tank. Almost like a background fish in a way, never the big focus and they don't stand out much but still there.

I wish they schooled a little closer.

 

[JumboShrimp]

They can hang spooky-still in the tank, can’t they? Like they’re not alive... Lol.

 

[JohnMzreef]

I really enjoy them. Get more than one. If you have gorgonians they will hang out in them.