Nate McFin

Hi there,
I just got 14 Cardinals yesterday. All are healthy so far. I have been watching them and there is some interesting behavior that I was curious about. Most of them are schooling together but there is at least one that is busy on the bottom eating Daphnia and once in awhile one of the others will come over to it and they do kind of a swirling together in the water.
I did some reading about breeding and it does appear my tank is pretty right for it: Planted with fine leaf plants, pH 6.8, low nitrates, 79 degrees, live food source.
Has anyone else seen any of this behavior and is it associated with breeding?
I have a hard time believing they would be breeding already just after the move but it sure looks like it. I dont have a tank to seperate them so I guess it doesn't matter too much.

Nate McFin

Sorry for the double post but after doing alot of reading today about Cardinals I dont think I will get much of a reply regarding breeding Cardinals. Apparently it is very uncommon and difficult to do.
During my reading today I came across a thread that is really quite something and I thought others who are into Cardinals might appreciate it.
It was this guys attempt at breeding and it is very well documented with some great pics,humor, and tragedy. It was the only one of its kind I found.
Hope you enjoy! Sorry if posting to another forum is wrong as well but this thread deserves it!
http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...k-warning.html