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Posted: February 04 2012 at 11:23am |
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well just to keep in touch,got two babies from last batch and dad is going on 18 days of not eating.getting close for him. will be watching .
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Posted: December 29 2011 at 8:51pm |
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Just my old man opinion, but if you wait any longer you will miss the 10-15 babies there are and they will just become lunch. If it was me, I'd try to catch him tonight. You have a second chance tomorrow morning before first light. The babies will not hang in the toothpick urchin waiting for you to save them. (It's white, it's strange material and not dense enough.)
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Posted: December 29 2011 at 8:15pm |
You CAN catch him at night, but not with a flashlight. Let me see if I can find where I've written this before... Yes, here it is. I need to add this to the Reefkeeping Tips. It comes up often enough. http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29554btw, Bangaii are nocturnal. They cruise the tank all night. Observe them ahead of time in the dim light of a small weak flashlight or dimly lit room. You will see where dad spends his time and can prepare for the catch.
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Posted: December 29 2011 at 7:32pm |
yes it the waiting,when he opens his mouth you little black ones inside,he may not have to many this time around,but its a start,i hope the urchin works,try to catch him at night with flash light to many holes and crannies in the live rock to catch him. will let you know. 
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Posted: December 29 2011 at 2:23pm |
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Waiting for it.. waiting for it... lol.
I love the make shift urchin. Hopefully they go right to it!
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Posted: December 29 2011 at 5:11am |
heres a better picture of dad,i keep looking every morning to see if babies are in the urchin. 
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Posted: December 27 2011 at 10:32am |
Moved to Breeding Forums as requested. I hope to soon see pictures of little baby Bangaii's in your homemade urchin. That would be cool.
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Posted: December 27 2011 at 5:03am |
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his gills are speading apart and yes it like little black things at the egde of his mouth,not a very good picture,will take a front view today
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Posted: December 27 2011 at 4:46am |
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yes he is,its got to be close,waiting to see the little eyes looking out of his mouth |
It's tail fins sticking out, not little eyes looking out. Three weeks is it. You should be seeing baby fish inside whenever dad opens his mouth to do the yawn/rearrange thing. Hmmm, that pic does not look like dad has a mouth packed full of full term babies. His gills are too flat. When the mouth is full of babies, the gills stay partly open. Are you sure they are there? Can't you already see tails? I hope I'm wrong about that.  Have I told you here or have you read how to catch dad at night and help him release the babies before he let's them go and before they become fish food? I would highly recommend that procedure about now.
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Posted: December 26 2011 at 11:36pm |
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Very cool! Glad to hear He's still holding them.
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Posted: December 26 2011 at 9:12pm |
hers a picture of dad,which i hope to see babies soon 
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Posted: December 26 2011 at 9:09pm |
well its been about 20 days and hes still holding,so i made a urchin so the babies could hide in if im not there to help. 
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Posted: December 21 2011 at 2:07pm |
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+ 1 on moving it to the breeding section!
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Posted: December 21 2011 at 12:03am |
So awesome! I agree that it should be moved to the breeding section for all to see.
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Posted: December 20 2011 at 7:08pm |
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This thread should be moved to the breeding section so others can see it as well:)
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Posted: December 20 2011 at 1:53pm |
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Oh my! This just makes me smile :).
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Posted: December 20 2011 at 5:03am |
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yes he is,its got to be close,waiting to see the little eyes looking out of his mouth
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Posted: December 19 2011 at 8:41pm |
Is he still holding them?
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Posted: December 18 2011 at 1:33am |
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We need A fingers crossed smiley :).. * Crossed fingers*
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Posted: December 17 2011 at 10:34pm |
fingers crossed 
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