I have a 40 long with a 25 gallon refugim, skimmer, etc. so its set up to handle a heavy bio load. I would consider anthias my favorite type of fish an I really want to create a shoal in my tank. it is a very open aquascape with lots of caves toward the base and towers up to the surface( ill post a pic later). I'm willing to give up most or all of the rest of my bioload for the anthias.
ideally I would get 3 lyre tail and 4 green chromis, but should I skip those due to mortality rate? would I be better with just a pair of lyre tails? if I do a trio should I buy 3 females or 1 male and 2 females? if these are not a good choice (I've read conflicting info) what other anthias would work? if anthias aren't a good choice what would be a good peaceful shoaling fish I could get?
p.s. im not really a fan of cardinals
ideally I would get 3 lyre tail and 4 green chromis, but should I skip those due to mortality rate? would I be better with just a pair of lyre tails? if I do a trio should I buy 3 females or 1 male and 2 females? if these are not a good choice (I've read conflicting info) what other anthias would work? if anthias aren't a good choice what would be a good peaceful shoaling fish I could get?
p.s. im not really a fan of cardinals
