ajlaman Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 So I was thinking about getting a Banggai Cardinal and looked them up online. Saw on wikipedia that it was endangered in the wild due to our hobby. If you follow the sources in the wiki article or you google it you'll see its pretty legit. There are some reputable sources. They have a relatively small natural habitat and there isn't any regulation on how many are exported. I guess they've become extinct at certain locations where they used to be vibrant as well. Almost a million are exported worldwide every year. Seeing how this won't stop me getting one, I'm gonna make sure I get a captive bred cardinal. Let's see if some of us can breed 'em and take the stress off of their wild population Since this was news to me I just wanted to see if it was news to the forum as well. I didn't find anything when I searched around here Link to comment
Fluffeh Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 i love the banggai cardinal Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 If I remember correctly they were discovered in 1996 and someone did the calculations as to birthrate/deathrate/current population/capture rate and all that stuff and if we keep up the current export rate they will be extinct in less than 10 years I'm working on a breeding setup and getting a tank raised pair (I would prefer captive bred but tank raised is the best I can find). They are surprisingly difficult to find for how easy they are to breed. Anyone here know where to get captive bred ones? ORA and SA haven't had them for sale for ages. Link to comment
ajlaman Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Drs Foster and Smith have em Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Drs Foster and Smith have em I've been checking their site and they are out of stock. I'm probably going to order tank raised ones from inland aquatics if I can't find a CB pair soon. Link to comment
RESONANCE Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Yeah, there's also the problem that old bangaiis aren't fertile and can not produce young. Their natural life span is also short in comparison to other breedable fish like clownfish. Thus the higher cost for CB compared to WC. Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I remember seeing something not too long ago about them taking over parts of the ocean lol. I guess it was incorrect Link to comment
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