Red Spot Glass Cardinalfish

He really mentions "post-harvest handling" as being the big problem. He specifically mentions that at every stop they need to sit for a while, eat, and build up reserves again for the next trip, along with a regimen of getting them to eat again.

Here's what he said:

"Red Spot Glass Cardinalfish- Apogon parvulus have statistically suffered very high mortality rates, due mainly in part from poor post-harvest handling. These fishes need to be fed properly once imported and allowed time to rest and regain body weight before being shipped again.

We have received several great batches of these fish in the past month or so, with little to no mortality. This can be directly attributed to proper handling and conditioning. Once they arrive to us, holding them with small, less active and passive fish, and with intensive conditioning for a few weeks, they are rock solid fish.

I would agree that these fish can suffer extremely high mortality rates, but with the proper handling and conditioning there are good ones available."

"Unfortunately we do not have a waiting list, but keep an eye out this week in the Divers Den for some more of them. I have had the best results stating them off on Cyclopeeze and Ova (prawn eggs), then enriched small mysis and enriched spirulina brine shrimp. After a few weeks they consume almost any prepared foods that they can fit into their mouths."

After starting a long term survivability test on these guys:

"The first week we offered the group food 10 times per day, but after they settled in and were all feeding very well, we then cut this back to as small quantity of food 5-6 times per day."

He also mentions later on that the group of 10 mentioned above is going on more than a year strong, with regular breedings but no success in rearing the young, in a post on 12/15/10.

 

sorry just a misunderstanding

 

I was just quoting it for others to read easily.

 

People were buying them locally and they all still eventually died one by one by one.

 

from what ive read they are not near impossible fish to keep.

 

waltwater guy? XD

 

haha my bad

 

You know what's weird? Just 2 days ago I was sitting here thinking about the schools of neon tetras we had when I was a kid, and how cool it would be if there was a small "schooling fish" like that in the SW hobby LOL.

 

I think they are cool and would look nice in my "Renee's Pretty Tank" (don't ask.... I name my tanks and not my fish). They would make a nice dither fish if you had a dozen in a large tank.