Best choice of anthias.

[heuerfan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6633965#post6633965 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rendos
Exactly right. This fish changed from this...

into this...

Squamipinnis are great fish...very active, open water swimmers with passive dispositions. You will really enjoy them.

My vote is for Squami's also, i have a trio in a 72 bowfront always active.

How long did that transfermation take?

 

[pcbaseball]

i have a 300g reef and im interested in getting some lyretails. What would be your recomendation of how many and is it really neccesary to feed three times a day for this species

 

[Julio]

Hey Picturethereef,
that is the correct name for the blue eyed cardinals.

 

[deepblue68]

are anthias pretty hardy? i hear different views.

 

[Julio]

depends on the species, the ones we are recomending here are definitely hardy and great starters.

 

[tigerarmy40]

tonight I seen a queen tiger anthias(?) for the first time!! anyone familiar with these? they are a white looking color with orange tiger stripes going down their back! my lfs has two of them in for 29.99 a piece......

 

[deepblue68]

great!
then my mind is made up. bartlett's and lyretails it willbe three of each.
thanks
julio

 

[picture the reef]

Julio, thank you Just wanted to make sure we were talking about the same fish.

 

[Ron Popeil]

so it is possible to have multiple species of anthias in one tank?

right now i have three Pseudanthias rubrizonatus which have been in captivity for well over two years. im thinking about adding a school of lyretails though...maybe bartletts.

should i expect any aggression from the rubrizonatus, they occasionally chase away my chromis...

 

[Kinetic]

i was thinking of getting one barlett and one sunburst for my 82 gallon. would they fight?

 

[Julio]

Sunburst are mainly solitary anthias so one would be ok, but barletts are best kept in a small group.
Yes is possible to keep multiple species in one tank, i have lyretails and Bimaculatus in the same tank.

 

[Rendos]

heuerfan - thanks. The transformation started it seemed overnight, but for him to really color up took another 3-4 weeks. He is now in full color.

 

[MiddletonMark]

Agree with Julio on the Sunburst.

As someone mentioned earlier, they don't seem to do that well in very active tanks - quite shy, easily intimidated at feeding time.

I tend to think quite a few that come in don't appear to adapt well ... I waited for the LFS to have one for a few months, doing well, before even considering. Also made sure it was with very mellow tankmates, and it's out a lot - the star of my tank for going on a year now.

If you can limit yourself to one Anthias, and have the right other fish - Sunbursts are wonderful. If not, IMO choose another.

 

[Kinetic]

what do you think about a Sunburst (one) and the following:

2 Ocellaris (I have these now, and for 4 months they've been the most docile fish in my tank)
Female Bellus Angel
Chalk Bass
Muellri Butterfly
Carribean Neon Goby

thanks!

 

[MiddletonMark]

No idea about the Butterfly or Bellus, so can't really help there.

Mine is somewhat bullied by my Midas Blenny ... IMO, consider like a flasher wrasse in terms of nervousness. [don't jump like that, but timid]

 

[Kinetic]

i know peoiple say the bellus is very autistic when it comes to other fish that's not of the same kind. They really don't realize those fish are there.

The butterfly is pretty docile too, not aggressive. So it should be ok? of course the neon goby isn't a threat to anything, lol.

 

[Julio]

The sunburst should be fine with your fish.

 

[Kinetic]

sweet! i'll consider getting him rather than the other anthias.

I saw a small red looking anthia, marked as a Tiger Anthia? On it's back was darker red stripes on a pinker red body. It was thin, with a swallowtail, and very red in color (rather than pink or orange). what is it?

 

[metasinapsis]

thanks vary usefull and quick

 

[reefs4lifee]

I think Sunburst are some of the nicest anthias available. They resemble Borbonius anthias at least in terms of shape. Oh and if anyone didn't mention Borbonius those are quite nice as well but probably the priciest.

Although I love the look of Sunburts, I've read that they are a deepwater species and don't adapt very well to aquarium life. It makes sense that they appear to be shy fish since we tend to illuminate our tanks with extremely bright lighting which is something these fish are not used to in the wild. Unfortunately they're still sold so if you wanted to give them a try, the option is always there and maybe you'll find yourself lucky like some.