banggi cardinal eating eggs

Denbf58 · 04/09/2017, 04:36 PM

as my title says i have a pair cardinals the male ends up eating the eggs after about day ten is this normal for a younger fish i have only had them about six months. this is the third time he has done this

Str8linespeed · 04/10/2017, 07:02 PM

Yes very normal. My Cardinals have had eggs 8 times now. He has only carried them to fry once, but we were out of town and they became fresh food. Just this week they had another batch and daddy only held them for 1 day. They will get it eventually, no need to worry.

However we have tried on our own and only 1 of the 10 or so that hatched is still alive. Just tonight he is finally eating frozen and he hatched 2 months ago.

04/09/2017, 04:36 PM	#1
Denbf58 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: selden N.Y. Posts: 885	banggi cardinal eating eggs as my title says i have a pair cardinals the male ends up eating the eggs after about day ten is this normal for a younger fish i have only had them about six months. this is the third time he has done this __________________ Life is good Current Tank Info: 75gal reef ready koralia 3, 30g sump, 4b 48" t5s lighting, 29g reef with breeding pair clowns 55g reef 55g freshwater

04/10/2017, 07:02 PM	#2
Str8linespeed Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Oakdale, MN Posts: 461	Yes very normal. My Cardinals have had eggs 8 times now. He has only carried them to fry once, but we were out of town and they became fresh food. Just this week they had another batch and daddy only held them for 1 day. They will get it eventually, no need to worry. However we have tried on our own and only 1 of the 10 or so that hatched is still alive. Just tonight he is finally eating frozen and he hatched 2 months ago.