The Banggai Rescue Project was founded in 2012 as an international, multidisciplinary effort to work toward a healthy future for the Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni. Endemic to the Banggai Islands of Indonesia, this unique species has an Endangered designation on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List.
Official Publication of the Banggai Rescue Project, available first at MACNA 2013. Click for larger image.
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Lead organizers include CORAL Magazine and Reef to Rainforest Media, LLC, with scientific leadership from the University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory and partnership with the Indonesian Nature Foundation, Yayasan LINI.
Goals of the project are to protect the species in its natural habitat, to encourage the implementation of sustainable fishery management, and to take pressure off wild stocks by fostering the development of captive breeding programs.
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Matt Pedersen says:
Given their similarity to the ubiquitous Royal Gramma relative (Gramma loreto) I think their care requirements are probably a mirror image of the sibling species. Depending on who you ask, while some folks might say a 10 gallon is fine for a single fish, most references put the minimum for a single in the range of 20-30 gallons.Matt Pedersen says:
Robert, I do not believe Biota had anything to do with the initial Gramma dejongi production by Gardner in 2017, but they are now involved with the species in 2019.Steve says:
On the Dejongi basslet what size tank and reef would be preferred?Arvin Charran says:
Please email me if you have Altums in AlbertaJeff Johnston says:
This skimmer is a BEAST!Robert Harsh says:
The third party is probably Biota.