I got babies, what do i feed them?

[N1Husker]

I was checking out for copepods in the return section of my sump when i noticed two of them that didn't quite look right. It was two Bangaii Cardinal babies hovering above my sump pump screen. I got them out of there and into a 10 gallon. I didn't put the filter in there so they don't get sucked up into the filter, just an air stone, heater and filled the tank with 2/3rds water from the main tank. What should I feed these guys and is there anything else I should do to help their survival?

 

[user 26995]

There is a PSAS member that has rotifers. I dont know how big the bangaii's are, if they could eat baby brine shrimp or not.

Oh, the member is KingNeptune.

 

[N1Husker]

Thanks Lorrie, I will check them out. They are about a 1/4" long from nose to tail, cute little suckers.

 

[dawgwe1]

I have some rotifers as well.

 

[user 26995]

I have some rotifers as well.

Well there you go.

1/4" oh my gosh thats sooo small. We need pics! LOL! Theres your challenge. Focus on the baby bangaii.

 

[N1Husker]

I need to get my son down here with his fancy schmancy Nikon camera, and give him the challenge. HA HA

 

[N1Husker]

I just called my son and he said as long as they don't swim around too much. I told him they swim a little but they mostly hover and there probably won't be a problem with them swimming too much. He said that he thinks he can take pictures of them. If he can I will post them if we are successful.

 

[Katchupoy]

Congrats N1, where in Renton? Im in Renton too, maybe we can snap some cute pics of those babies.... congrats!!!

 

[user 26995]

Baby pics...I cant wait!

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[Herefishyfishy]

I was checking out for copepods in the return section of my sump when i noticed two of them that didn't quite look right. It was two Bangaii Cardinal babies hovering above my sump pump screen. I got them out of there and into a 10 gallon. I didn't put the filter in there so they don't get sucked up into the filter, just an air stone, heater and filled the tank with 2/3rds water from the main tank. What should I feed these guys and is there anything else I should do to help their survival?

They thrive on newly hatched baby brine shrimp

 

[N1Husker]

I'm going to try to post some pics - not sure how to do this.

 

[mfinn]

When mine spit the babies out I put them in a 1 gallon hex tank that sat inside the parents 20 gallon tank.
I fed them newly hatched brine.

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[N1Husker]

Thanks Mfinn, I was wondering how much bigger do they need to get before I can move them into the main tank and how long will that take?

 

[mfinn]

I kept them in their own tank for about 3 months and I think they were about 3/4". I usually traded them at a lfs that was open for a while in Lacey.
Mike ( herefishyfishy ) and Paul (fragman) have been doing these guys for quite a while. They would be the ones to get current info on raising those babies.
I did mine about 10-12 years ago when they first started showing up at lfs.
I discovered my babies by luck also the first time.

 

[user 26995]

Great pics. They are so cute!

Hope you have great luck with raizing them.

 

[N1Husker]

My son just left, took a bunch of pictures of the baby bangaii's and of my tank, corals and fish. He is going to get the pictures onto Smugmug and send them to us. I will post some more when I get them. I am sure they are much better than the ones I took.