Barlett's Anthiinae for sale?
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jdoenumber2
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Talk to a LFS I'm sure they can get them for you. If they are on the list that is.
Gary Majchrzak
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Bartlett's are very popular nowadays and they're almost ALWAYS on everybody's lists but actually getting them in is another matter.
Little known facts: they're very prone to jumping. Females (multiple females!) are very likely to quickly change into males in the right environment (ie: reef aquarium). Popularity of the species has driven their price up. The plural of Anthias is Anthias
Ignitus is a similar looking better choice IMO/IME.
Little known facts: they're very prone to jumping. Females (multiple females!) are very likely to quickly change into males in the right environment (ie: reef aquarium). Popularity of the species has driven their price up. The plural of Anthias is Anthias
Ignitus is a similar looking better choice IMO/IME.
jcw
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One of my ignitus didn't make it in hypo. No lesions just began breathing hard and stopped eating. Maybe more a statement to my qt process than the hardiness of the species. Although my lyretail and resplent are thriving.
The ignitus are picky eaters. At least the ones I had were.
The ignitus are picky eaters. At least the ones I had were.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Lyretails are probably the "easiest" of Anthias to maintain.
Scott Michael's 'Reef Fishes Volume One' is a MUST READ before you purchase any Anthias IMO.
Scott Michael's 'Reef Fishes Volume One' is a MUST READ before you purchase any Anthias IMO.
Tonynlo
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Slightly OT - Thanks for the correction. What does Anthiinae refer to then?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthiinae
We (she) really like the look of Batlett's, which is why they are #1 on the to be stocked list.
As far as calling a store to order them for me, I would actually prefer to walk into a store and see them available and completely acclimated due to what I have heard about their shipping. Maybe that's a long shot, but I would be more than willing to wait for to get lucky than continuously kill fish/receive incompatible schools online.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthiinae
We (she) really like the look of Batlett's, which is why they are #1 on the to be stocked list.
As far as calling a store to order them for me, I would actually prefer to walk into a store and see them available and completely acclimated due to what I have heard about their shipping. Maybe that's a long shot, but I would be more than willing to wait for to get lucky than continuously kill fish/receive incompatible schools online.
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
anthias are members of the family Serranidae (basses, basslets, groupers) and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Seven genera of anthias are known to occur in coral reef ecosystems: Holanthias, Luzonichthys, Nemanthias, Plectranthias, Pseudanthias, Rabaulichthys and Serranocirrhitus. (Copied and pasted from your link
)Since the Anthiinae are a subfamily of the Serranidae, referring to any one species as such is not correct (ie: Bartlett's Anthiinae)
I don't know if you've seen the book that I'm referring to but you really should check it out. 'Reef Fishes Vol. One ' is a must have for everybody's library IMO.
Anthias are often mis-identified all along the collection/supply chain. The good news is that most species will get along with one another.
If I were to go about adding Bartlett's Anthias to my aquarium I would ask a LFS that I have good connections with to watch for them on their lists and order them for me.
If you wait to walk into a store and see a harem of healthy acclimated Bartlett's your chances are slim. It's not uncommon to walk into a LFS and see an Anthias or two for sale but finding a small harem of healthy Bartlett's for sale is extremely unlikely.
This is one of the unusual cases where you might consider ordering from a reputable online source such as Foster/Smith (JMO IME) although (in my particular case) I would have MO order them for me.
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