Cardinalfish ID

[Anonymous]

Kicking myself because a) I wish I could have bought these, b) I wish I had the space to keep them at the moment.

I'm reasonably sure they're A. sealei but would just like confirmation.

 

[Anonymous]

I would say yes. Very pretty fish. The stipes are kinda' light - it seems they should be darker. Prolly just the light.

 

[Anonymous]

Looks like they just have pretty light stripes.

 

[Anonymous]

I've only seen them in dim lighting which I read they prefer. They didn't seem so pale.

How much$?

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah, not really a "reef" fish (in the sense that they don't show off like the other b. cardinals), very shy, and like dark.

 

[Anonymous]

I've only seen them in dim lighting which I read they prefer. They didn't seem so pale.

How much$?

I read the opposite; that they will come out in bright light unlike most other cardinals.

I didn't catch the price.

 

[Anonymous]

I've only seen them in dim lighting which I read they prefer. They didn't seem so pale.

How much$?

I read the opposite; that they will come out in bright light unlike most other cardinals.

I didn't catch the price.

Keep reading.

Prefer a temperature range of 72 - 82°F (22 - 28°C). Feeds on zooplankton and benthic invertebrate at night. Not normally found in the aquarium trade - shown here for identification purpose.

http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/ ... sealei.htm

Aquarium Setup: Apogon sealei (Seale's cardinalfish) has a preference for lower temperatures, but 72-78 degrees Fahrenheit is fine. They will tolerate small amounts of nitrate. Nitrite and ammonia levels should be kept as close to zero as possible. You must give your Seale's cardinalfish a dark place to shelter in during daytime. In the wild, this fish would spend the days under ledges and corals. Brisk filtration is a big plus.

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/marinef ... alfish.php

They will all come into the light esp to eat - I said they prefer it dim which might be why the color is a bit off in these pics.

 

[Anonymous]

I've only seen them in dim lighting which I read they prefer. They didn't seem so pale.

How much$?

I read the opposite; that they will come out in bright light unlike most other cardinals.

I didn't catch the price.

Keep reading.

Prefer a temperature range of 72 - 82°F (22 - 28°C). Feeds on zooplankton and benthic invertebrate at night. Not normally found in the aquarium trade - shown here for identification purpose.

http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/ ... sealei.htm

Aquarium Setup: Apogon sealei (Seale's cardinalfish) has a preference for lower temperatures, but 72-78 degrees Fahrenheit is fine. They will tolerate small amounts of nitrate. Nitrite and ammonia levels should be kept as close to zero as possible. You must give your Seale's cardinalfish a dark place to shelter in during daytime. In the wild, this fish would spend the days under ledges and corals. Brisk filtration is a big plus.

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/marinef ... alfish.php

They will all come into the light esp to eat - I said they prefer it dim which might be why the color is a bit off in these pics.

Scott Michael says in his book "This is an ideal aquarium inhabitant because it will swim about the tank, even if it is brightly illuminated." He doesn't say the same for most other cardinals.

I tend to trust his opinion about aquarium behavior.

 

[Anonymous]

Well then buy them and report back to us.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm reasonably sure they're A. sealei but would just like confirmation.

Hrm. Could be. Problem is there are over a dozen extraordinarily similiar species. These actually look a little brighter then I would expect from sealei's, so probably one of the look-alikes.

They're pretty much all the same as far as size, habits and care goes though.

From personal experience they're a lot like threadfins except larger. They will swim around even in bright light, but definitely become bolder and more active after lights out. Give them plenty of caves, ledges and overhangs and they're in heaven.

 

[Anonymous]

For apogon sealei's, I would expect the stripes to be a genuine brown, not orange. See photo: