Anthias in a 75 gallon?

[EasyEd77]

Is there any type of anthia that will do well in a group of three or four in a 75 gallon reef? I love the color of most anthias and the fact that they are open water swimmers.

 

[CorkPullerPHL]

It depends on how well/often you can feed them and how heavily stocked the tank is.

If you don't have many other fish competing for zooplankton and you are willing to feed 2-4 times a day, you can keep several of the smaller varieties. I have limited experience with Dispars which are incredibly beautiful and would do fine in a 75. Bartlett's and Ignitus are possibilities also.

Good Luck

 

[Reefer2727]

Tagging along

 

[Lightsluvr]

+1 on the dispar anthias. I purchased three. The large male was always hiding behind powerheads and only the females came out at feeding time. After several months, the male died, so I replaced him with a tiny female that my LFS just happened to have in stock. The largest female changed to male and they have lived happily ever after for a year now...

JME.

LL

 

[leslee5050]

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I have 2 sunburst anthias that I kept in a 75, and now have in my 34 gallon solana and they are doing fine. I have 2 feed them twice a day as their metabolism is very high. They are beautiful fish. Another name is fathead anthias.

 

[steelcity]

leslee, did you add your two sunburst at the same time or seperate? I have only currently whose is still smal (2" at most).

 

[Tryx]

stay away from purple queens. Its impossible for them to eat. At one point, it was the only fish in the tank and still wouldn't eat anything I offered.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

I've had a group of lyretails in my 75 for a few years, and then a mixed group of lyretails/bimacs in a 90.