What is the cardinal?
Cardinal fish are a type of fish in the order of perciforms that make up all the fish in the Apogonidae family. There are many different fish species and many smaller species are a popular aquarium fish due to their clear color and fins. The most popular species include Cardinal Banggai, a Cardinal with a blue stripe and a spotted cardinal.
These fish are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Fish species also occur in some freshwater streams on tropical islands. Many fish species come from Indonesia, including Banggai Cardinalfish, which is named from the island of Indonesia. At night he feeds on the bottom for zooplankton and small invertebrates as crustaceans. Some will feed on other types of fish, but the fish are small, because cardinal fish is a relatively small kind of fish. Most of them only grow to a maximum length of 4 inches (10 cm), although some may grow to double this length. All fish species are known for their very large fins that may beSometimes as long as the body of fish and big eyes.
Small size and peaceful nature of the cardinal from the cardinal made it a favorite fish for enthusiasts of salt water aquarium. Because it can withstand a good range of water conditions, some fish shops recommend certain breeds of fish, such as Banggai, as an ideal starting fish for those who start the salt water aquarium.
Aquarium water for this type of fish should have a pH between 8.1 and 8.4 and hardness about 8 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit (-13 to -11 Celsius). The water temperature can be between 75 and 82 degrees Fahrenheit (23 to 27 Celsius), while a specific weight may be 1.023 and 1.025. The fish are carnivorous in the wild, so it should feed frozen food or even some live meals. After it gets used to eating in the aquarium, it can also sometimes eat flakes.
Cardinal fish swim in schools in the wild so they should be heldat least in groups of two or three. For other friends, conditions are usually peaceful if a cardinal that is not significantly larger in the aquarium than other fish. If so, it can consider them to be food. The aquarium owners say that fish are also compatible with cliffs and will not walk on snail or anemics held on the cliff.