Bartlett's anthias once again!

[EthanHawaii]

In the past few months I have been trying to find a fish for my tank and I was thinking about bartlett's anthias but then decided no, but today I'm thinking about trying them.

My tank is only 55 gallons, and I can't keep any more than 2 bartlett's in there but I've heard that two may be a bad choice because the male may pick on the female too much, so I'm thinking about getting only one, but my LFS said that one will most likely die? What are your thoughts and experiences with keeping only one or two bartlett's anthia?

Thanks.

 

[GimpyFin]

I started off with 3 of them almost 3 years ago. The male did pick on the females over time and today i just have one as a result. He does perfectly fine and has been the lone wolf bartlett for close to a year. Great fish and pretty hardy.

 

[lespaul339]

I've never kept Anthias, but if I did I would only keep one of whatever I wanted. Seems that those who do keep them seem to report them picking each other off over time because they all eventually start turning male. Maybe a person would have better luck in a very big system?

 

[davocean]

While most other anthia do better w/ a harem, bartletts in particular seem to be known for pecking off and whittling down to one, two if you are lucky

 

[EthanHawaii]

Thank you everyone! I guess I will try only one.

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[EthanHawaii]

So I picked up a bartlett's anthia 2 days ago, and for the first day it was hiding out the whole day and most of the second day as well, so I started getting worried, but today it finally came out! and is eating like a pig!

When I was at the store I noticed all the anthias looked maybe a little skinny, but I bought one anyway because they were eating so well.

My question: is my anthia skinny? and if so what should I do about it?

Thank you.


Sorry for the bad pictures I had to crop them a LOT.