New Cardinal Not Moving

[lazybones]

Hi All,

I have just got this bangaii(bandit) cardinal fish and added it

to my 2ft tank with just a percula clown and live-rocks.

Since then the cardinal have always stayed in the corner of the

tank and haven't moved or eaten for 3 days already. is that normal???

Please help....

Do not wan him to die..

Thank you very much in advance!

[AquaRa]

my cardinal used to do that and after 4 days it died.

[Gouldian]

Hi All,

I have just got this bangaii(bandit) cardinal fish and added it

to my 2ft tank with just a percula clown and live-rocks.

Since then the cardinal have always stayed in the corner of the

tank and haven't moved or eaten for 3 days already. is that normal???

Please help....

Do not wan him to die..

Thank you very much in advance!

The key to the survival of Banggai is acclimatsing. If you are keen in keeping Banggai, after the floating bag thingy you have to slowly mixed the aquairum water to the bag water. You can ran a search on how to properly acclimatise marines fishes and follow the one that is the most troublesome and I am sure you will succeed!

Once they are properly acclimatised, they are a hardy fish that will last. My have been through several hypo-salinity treatements in my efforst to eridicate ich!

Wish you luck!

[Gouldian]

Hi All,

I have just got this bangaii(bandit) cardinal fish and added it

to my 2ft tank with just a percula clown and live-rocks.

Since then the cardinal have always stayed in the corner of the

tank and haven't moved or eaten for 3 days already. is that normal???

Please help....

Do not wan him to die..

Thank you very much in advance!

Also, most Cardinals are Nocturnal, which means that they are more cative at night. So try feeding it after lights off.

Lets presumed that your Banggai is not accustomed to pellets. Ypu could trying entice them with Zooplanktons (Kent Marine ZooPlex, Chromaplex or even some dried Zoo Plankton) or Cycopleeze or BBS (Baby Brine Shrimp).

Hope this help.

[lazybones]

I see.

Tried to off the lights and make the cardinal come out.

Just realise my clown has been attacking my cardinal!

No wonder my cardinal kept hiding itself.

Is there a way to let them get used to each other without

my clown killing my cardinal eventually?

Or must I remove either one permanently?

Anyway I will try the plankton thingy.

Thank you very much for all your replies!

[nicken]

my poor bangai just die , a thin layer of its skin being peeled off.

dun know why.

after putting both into my tank with good acclimatsing , one still refuse to eat.

i think it die of hunger.

[Gouldian]

my poor bangai just die , a thin layer of its skin being peeled off.

dun know why.

after putting both into my tank with good acclimatsing , one still refuse to eat.

i think it die of hunger.

Like all fishes in Marine, it is adviseable not to keep pairs unless you know that they are bonded pairs. If not you will usually end up with one.

If you intend to pair them ensure you gave them space, time and extra vigilance in case they cannot get along.

I have tried pairing Maroon successfully - one of the more aggressive clownfish. But have decided against pairing my banggai due to the fact that it has been in my tank for so long to the extend that it will not tolerate another banggai.

Sometimes even a reflection of itself will cuz it to becomes agitated to the extend that it will making the typical growling sound that can be heard even 3 ft from the tank!

[lazybones]

Thanx everyone...

My cardinal just died....

It was floating sideways for a while b4 it

finally stopped. .... .... ... .. .

Sigh....

(now really hesitating putting in another fish with my percula)

(thinking of getting another percula initially... )

[Gouldian]

Thanx everyone...

My cardinal just died....

It was floating sideways for a while b4 it

finally stopped. .... .... ... .. .

Sigh....

(now really hesitating putting in another fish with my percula)

(thinking of getting another percula initially... )

Bro, sad to hear about it. But learn from this lesson and try to read up more, especially literature written by Robert Fenner, Eric Borneman and Julian Sprung they are well known for their great advises.

In Marine, never get any livestocks is you are not sure what is its name, what is its husbandry and what is its relationship with your current livestocks.

What you should have done is to find out what are the characteristic of Banggai even before you have the conotation to buy.

All the best!

[yus75]

ive 5 types of fishes tat r pair n 3 types of pair shrimps....so far all the couples lives happily w each other most of them r not bonded wen i get it at LFS...its a mass....

[lazybones]

Thanx for the advices.

Read up and tot that the cardinal is a shy and peaceful fish.

And that the percula is one of the friendliest of the clown family...

Didn't realise each fish has their own temperament also.. sigh.

Now scared to put another fish in liao! hehe..

Unless its fiercer then my nemo. Maybe a bigger nemo! haha..