Bartlett Anthias?

[Paco1l1d]

SO i just upgraded my 29g sps reef to a 80g cube all the corals are looking great, but I want a few opinions on my fish stocking. In your guys opinions would 5 bartlett Anthias fair well in this size of a tank? There is a lot of open space in the water columnm as I'm leaving room for my sps to grow. just would like to know if this is a good idea or if I should downgrade to chromis (which get bigger).
Thanks

 

[caorca]

I have three barletts in my 220 gallon and I can't see five of them in a 29 gallon. I also have a school of seven chromis. I'd go with them for that size tank.

 

[LUVSPS]

caorca, Paco11d wouldn't be putting the anthais in the 29. Their going in the 80 cube, correct?

While I've don't have any experience with anthias I would say 5 in a 80g would be ok. What other fish would be in there with them?

Barletts are beautiful, btw. Good choice.

 

[2OceanLovers]

He said that he has upgraded to an 80gal cube. Don't just go by the sig. It depends on what other fish you have in there with it. I could see it happening if you don't have too many other fish.

 

[Paco1l1d]

other fish include 2 false percs, 1 royal gramma, 1 pj cardnal, 1 6-line wrasse, 1 lawnmower blenny, and 1 scooter dragonette(sp?). It a really peaceful stocking list and everything gets along well. The anthias are the only extra fish to be added in the upgrade, well maybe a dracula shrimp goby and pistol shrimp if I can find them.

Haha thanks for standing up for me while I was away. And I couldn't even keep the chromis in my old tank I tried lost three in a week just kept pacing the glass and swam into the anemones.

 

[AC11337]

5 would be OK but i'd try 3 or 4

 

[Paco1l1d]

the problem is nothing swims in the top half of the tank, the rock only goes a little over half way. So there's a bunch of fish on the bottom and no one on the top. just looking for a little balance. The cardinal goes up there OCCASIONALLY but only for a few second before he gets skidish and darts into the rock. I really would like to stick with my 3 inch max stocking list and the chromis will get pretty big, and the blenny will be moved to a friends tank. Unless I get to attached to him he does have a lot of personality but 6 inches is a bit much for me.