anthias advice ???

[edvin]

Hello everybody, I would like to buy some anthias, but I'm stuck to choose right ones :/
I'm looking to dispar, ignitus, carberryi or barllets. So maybe you guys know whese are hardyiest and easiest to keep? My tank is 100g. Right now I just have three blue chromis. Thanks

 

[Betta132]

A warning: your chromis will probably kill at least one of their own. They aren't actually schooling fish.

 

[tom obrecht]

IMO Bartletts are probably one of the hardiest sp as well as on your list. That being said they are also some of the more pugnacious as well. Not only with their own kind but other sp in a tank your size. If you are looking for easier sp to keep I would point you at squamapinnis to start. With a 100 gallon display you won't be able to mix too many species together for room limitations but I've always felt squas were easier to keep and fairly docile. Carberri, dispars and ignites are calmer IMO but a bit touchier. Not difficult but not super easy either . Good luck!

 

[eatbreakfast]

I have found dispar and ignitus anthias to be peaceful and hardy, carberryi peaceful but a little more difficult. Bartletts are hardy but aggressive amongst themselves and other anthias.

As far as chrois, I have had success keeping the closely related Chromis actipectoralis in groups that last years.

 

[edvin]

So I guess I should go on barllets or ignitus I want to order in liveaquaria, what do you think about this source of fishes? Cause I have some bad experience with lfs :/ actually my chromis doing well, they sometimes chasing little one, but he not give up ok thank you guys, now will be easier to choose

 

[Heisenreef]

I'm a fan of the Bartletts!

 

[tom obrecht]

LA is perhaps the best online source! U can't go wrong with them.

 

[edvin]

I just ordered 3 ignitus, hope they will come alive