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Newly released Banggai cardinal fry

The Banggai cardinal fiush is one of the few marine mouthbrooders, so their fry are much larger than most marine fishes. They are said to shelter beween the spines of sea urchins, but the smallest fry in the Chester breeding group seem to prefer the tentacles of the giant anemones in their tank. Aquarium, Chester, 25th June 2010

Newly released Banggai cardinal fry
gentle lemur, 4 Jul 2010
    • gentle lemur
      The Banggai cardinal fiush is one of the few marine mouthbrooders, so their fry are much larger than most marine fishes. They are said to shelter beween the spines of sea urchins, but the smallest fry in the Chester breeding group seem to prefer the tentacles of the giant anemones in their tank. Aquarium, Chester, 25th June 2010
      4 Jul 2010
    • Maguari
      That's a wonderful photo!
      11 Jul 2010
    • gentle lemur
      Thank you. I did better today. Several more broods have been released, and the aquarists have moved the sea urchins to the front of the tank, so there were more fry to see and to photograph.

      Alan
      11 Jul 2010
    • Jabiru96
      Beautiful photo.....love the colouration
      11 Jul 2010
    • Javan Rhino
      Will you be posting any photos of them amongst the urchins Gentle Lemur?
      12 Jul 2010
    • gentle lemur
      I'll post one, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to do it for a couple of days.

      Alan
      12 Jul 2010
    • Javan Rhino
      No worries :) I look forward to seeing it.
      12 Jul 2010
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