africangrey
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I saw a bunch of them in Aquatic Gallery but for $35.00-$45.00/ea, kind of expensive if I get 9 of them, have you guys seen them cheaper somewhere else
Barlett's Anthias
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tacocat
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Re: Barlett's Anthias
That's not too bad. The lowest I have ever seen them was $24.99, but that was years ago. They have really become popular because their reputation for being hardy had gotten out. These are becoming more difficult to find.
I think $29.99 is a "Buy IT Now, No Questions" price these days.
That's not too bad. The lowest I have ever seen them was $24.99, but that was years ago. They have really become popular because their reputation for being hardy had gotten out. These are becoming more difficult to find.
I think $29.99 is a "Buy IT Now, No Questions" price these days.
johndonaldson3
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I recently got 3 Lyre Tail Anthias. They were a little hard to get to eat and I lost 2. They did seem very healthy and ate in the store before purchase. That was my experiance, but they are beautiful fish.
orientalexpress
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wholesale price is around 18-19 dollar eachs,30-35 at retail is about right.
That is pretty much in line with what we paid for our school/shoal of 11 Bartletts. Males typically cost a little more than females since they are more colorful, but you can just get all females and within a couple of weeks (sometimes within a week for Bartletts) at least one of them will turn into a male (depending on how many you get).
HTH
Psionicdragon
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they die to ick easily keke
africangrey
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So quaratine tank is a must. I heard they are jumpers too when scared.
Do you guys think 9 or odd # are good number to get for a 120 gal, for some reason I heard to get shoal in odd number to minimize aggresion.
Do you guys think 9 or odd # are good number to get for a 120 gal, for some reason I heard to get shoal in odd number to minimize aggresion.
tacocat
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They can jump, but they don't get scared too easily.
9 is a GRIP of anthias. They'll eat you out of house and home. I'd aim for 5 or 7. They are a flurry of activity. I think you'll be quite pleased with 5 or 7. I kept two until they died from a faulty GFI. They aren't as aggressive as other anthias, nor are they as picky.
our group does eat ALOT (and often), but then again so do a good number of our other fish (our orange shoulder tang is a PIG and a half). 
I don't know about them dieing easily of ich, but we had an incident with another fish getting beaten up and getting an infection and the bartletts weathered that "storm" just fine.
I don't know about them dieing easily of ich, but we had an incident with another fish getting beaten up and getting an infection and the bartletts weathered that "storm" just fine.
africangrey
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Thanks guys, any one else who has seen them cheaper? Don't want to try 6th ave if I can avoid.
tacocat
Premium Member
Take a look at the ones at AG, if they the yellow back is very vibrant and distinct and the first dorsal spine is a pink "diamond", I'd get those. Bartletts can vary based on their collection site.
Sometimes they are more expensive because they come from a better area. Perhaps AG's are that way, and perhaps not.
The best ones I have seen come from Christmas Island or was it Cook Island.
nasotang
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I got mine from Concepts for ~29.99, but I'm not sure if they've changed the price. 9 might be a lot for your tank, since they do like to eat a lot. 5 might be better for a 120.
btw the palmers has become a dark blue. I'll still need to get the nathan's frag from you one day.
btw the palmers has become a dark blue. I'll still need to get the nathan's frag from you one day.
africangrey
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Mike,
Glad to hear the Palmer's blue milli is doing well, have you switched to a reefflux 10K, for some reason that bulb bring richest blue out of coral . How does the Resberry milli look, hope it deepen up also.
Spencer
Glad to hear the Palmer's blue milli is doing well, have you switched to a reefflux 10K, for some reason that bulb bring richest blue out of coral . How does the Resberry milli look, hope it deepen up also.
Spencer
nasotang
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I didn't switch over to the reeflux, since I'm planing on upgrading to 20K radiums. The Resberry did color up but not as red as the photos. Hopefully with the radiums they'll look even better.
The other pink one I got from you now has bright green tips with a pink base. I'll shoot you over a pick when I can get a decent shot.
The other pink one I got from you now has bright green tips with a pink base. I'll shoot you over a pick when I can get a decent shot.
Our Nathan's is growing well, but doesn't seem to be as vibrant green as it was a month or so ago (but then again e did change our MH to AquaConnects back then). The Palmers milli has become incredibly dark blue, and several other pieces we picked up from you have colored up nicely. We lost the raspberry frag within a day or so of our visit though. 
. One of these days we will have to get another frag of it from ya
. One of these days we will have to get another frag of it from ya
africangrey
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Seems like the thread has derail to something else, but....
Tom,
Sorry to hear about the rasberry, you should have told me earlier, anyway I will cut you a bigger replacement piece next time when you visit, no charge of course.
Just let me know.
Spencer
Tom,
Sorry to hear about the rasberry, you should have told me earlier, anyway I will cut you a bigger replacement piece next time when you visit, no charge of course.
Just let me know.
Spencer
africangrey
Active member
pm'd you Tom, yeah it would be great if we can split a shipment.
I don't believe that they will go back to being female. The general consensus is that once they turn into males, if you don't have enough room (and have more than 1 male per 4 - 5 females), then they will start killing each other off. Do a search on anthias (or more specifically bartletts) and you will find several threads that talk about this.
