Banggai Cardinals

[kirkwood]

For those of you keeping them, what is an optimal number for a school? 2 will pair, 3 would leave one getting harassed.. What about 4 or 5?

 

[acroholic]

I have two in one reef and three in another. The three are babies from the two, which ended up being a mated pair. The three get along fine, from what I can see.

 

[jamescook]

They are a lot like clowns. It's not really normal for them to school in a tank. No matter how many you start with, eventually, you'll be lucky to end up with a pair. Juvis will tolerate each other for a while, and mature Bangs will fight the same sex. Even fight their mates to death sometimes. My original female has killed 2 replacements after the males quit holding the eggs.