Anthias swimming

[degibson84]

Just added this squareback from qt to DT last night. I don't think this is normal swimming behavior should I be concerned?

http://s811.photobucket.com/user/CL...55CEA_zpsb21cb7ce.mp4.html?sort=3&o=0&src=wap

 

[Wonton Soup]

That looked perfectly normal to me. I'd say you have a happy anthias.

 

[degibson84]

That looked perfectly normal to me. I'd say you have a happy anthias.

I had to cut the video to get it to load. He spends a lot of time facing the top of the tank and very bouncey.


This is my first anthias and just don't want to lose him. Is the bouncing type of motion normal?

 

[Gunsnroses]

Looks normal. Mine have been in the tank for months and still swim around like that. Drives my Wrasses crazy. Lol

 

[mbauma]

Looks normal to me, I just put 3 in my DT from QT and they swim like that sometimes.

 

[degibson84]

Now I need to get him eating again.

Was eating everything I fed in qt. Now that he is in DT he isn't eating anything

 

[degibson84]

It has been since Friday that I added him to the DT. I have yet to observe him eat

 

[Betta132]

The weird bouncing is normal for a couple of species, including anthias.

Maybe he's eating critters?

 

[ca1ore]

Now I need to get him eating again.

Was eating everything I fed in qt. Now that he is in DT he isn't eating anything

Based on your video, it appears he is going through normal socialization and probably a bit intimidated. This is EXACTLY why you want a fish eating in QT; to build up reserves so that if it doesn't eat in the display for a week or two it has the reserves to manage. I recently added some bimac anthias, also eating well in QT, and it was probably two weeks before they were all out, behaving normally, and eating. One of them developed ragged fins and I was quite concerned, but it pulled through.

Doesn't mean yours won't be dead tomorrow, but nothing you can really do beyond keeping your fingers crossed. You've given him the best chance by feeding well in QT.

 

[degibson84]

I did notice during last nights feeding he was observing the other fish eating and think he may catching on.

 

[degibson84]

So I got him eating he will only eat when I feed a mixture of marine cuisine and brine w/spirulina


I notice him hiding in the rock work a lot more now.

 

[mbauma]

Mine love frozen mysis and chowed it up in QT and now that they are in my display tank. They actually follow me around if I'm near the tank