Bimaculatus anthias, who has them?

[nbd13]

any updates guys?

thanks

Nick

 

[reelheel]

Just got a quick question for those of you who puchased your Bimacs through Liveaquaria..

Did you quarantine them? Or just acclimate them and add them to your established tanks?

I always make a habit of quarantining, but I get the impression that getting them settled in an established environment might be better...and I've heard that Liveaquaria.com has great quality fish.

Any experiences you can share? I've got a trio of these guys coming in a couple days.

 

[tom obrecht]

Well, I don't like to admit to this but I've never been one for quarantining, but I feel it is a good idea. I do however use the drip method for about 3 hours before releasing the fish into the tank. I've gotten numerous shipments from Liveaquaria and everything has always come in good condition.

 

[reelheel]

Thanks for the response Tom. I'm considering doing the same, I'm just not sure which is best. In a quarantine situation, I would definitely have more control over feeding, etc., but it may be better to get them in the full reef environment asap. Oh well, I've got a day or so to decide...
Thanks again,

 

[Julio]

i just added mine directly to the display tank, these require extreme water quality and this is better and easier done in your display tank although it is a risk, looking at the fish is one worth taking.

 

[reefboy1]

I added mine directly to the display tank and crossed my fingers. It's been a few weeks now with no problems.

 

[reelheel]

Thanks for the responses guys. Very helpful. We'll see how it goes tomorrow.

 

[tom obrecht]

I think you "should" be ok. With the shipments I've had from Liveaquaria, they have all come with healthy specimans.

 

[reelheel]

I really appreciate the input from all of you. I've got Mysis (both PE and Hikari), cyclop-eeze (frozen and freeze-dried) and a good selection of flakes and pellets.
Can you think of anything else I should get to try to feed the new anthias? Just want to be prepared.
Man, I hope these guys do OK. I haven't had the best luck with fish lately, and I'm sure losing these would really upset my wife. It's exciting, though; I've always wanted to get a group of anthias.
Thanks again,

 

[Hef]

Just be prepared for them to hide for a few days to a week. Try to feed them right away, mine actually ate some live mysis while in the bag acclimating. Once in the tank, feed them immediately, and hopefully they will eat. They will go into hiding pretty quickly, and you will start to worry about them starving after a couple days.
These are healthy fish, should do well. Mine eat everything.

 

[reelheel]

That's great news...hopefully mine will eat pretty quickly...I've had terrible luck recently with fish that won't eat and slowly waste away...If I lose these fish I probably won't get ANY new fish for quite some time...I really feel badly whenever I'm unable to get a new animal to survive.
Thanks for all the info. I'm sure I'll keep in touch when I get the new guys today (hopefully).

 

[reelheel]

Well....

It's Official!!!

I've got to say that I've never seen a more beautiful fish in person. Awesome coloration. They looked great (at least while acclimating - I haven't seen them since I put them in the tank a few minutes ago). I did have one DOA...don't know why, b/c everything else in the order looks really good so far. My rabbitfish is ALREADY doing his job...I've seen him munching on two different types of hair algae already. I also picked up a six-line wrasse and a canary fang blenny; both also seem to be doing fine.
BTW, I originally ordered one male and two female bimacs...one of the females was the DOA.
Do you think I should order one or more females to replace her? Or I was thinking of possibly ordering maybe some lyretail females instead. What do you guys think?
Anyway, I've got 14 days before I decide...hopefully the rest of my order will make it OK.
I'll be sure to update you all on the progress...

 

[reelheel]

And I forgot to mention...I called liveaquaria after about an hour of acclimation when it was apparent that the female wasn't going to come around. The customer service rep was very helpful. She said that they would either give me credit or in some cases re-ship a replacement fish. She said that she would make a note on my account that I called and that I should wait the full warranty period (14 days) before I decide what I'd like them to do, just in case I have any more problems.
So far a great experience, all things considered. I'll keep an update on this as well, as many people reading this thread may be thinking of ordering bimacs from liveaquaria soon.

 

[reelheel]

Update...

The bimacs are out and feeding. Have eaten mysis shrimp as well as cyclop-eeze. Sampled some flakes but spit most of it out.
Beautiful, and seem really active and healthy so far. I couldn't be happier.
Thanks for everyone's advice!

 

[tom obrecht]

glad it came out ok

 

[Apparition]

Just so anyone interested knows, males are currently available from LiveAquaria

 

[Maximus]

My 2 females are still doing great. They stay out in the open all day long and eat flakes, mysid, and just about everything I give them.

 

[reelheel]

I only have one male and one female at the moment. My second female unfortunately was a DOA...I should have a replacement in about a week. I'm really glad I made the decision to get these fish...they are truly striking.
All I need now is a pair of those resplendent angels

 

[curthendrix]

Hi all,

Received two females on Tuesday. Upon entry into the tank they immediatley swam/sunk to the bottom and wedge themselves under two rocks.....normally a very bad sign in my experiences with fish. Anyway, the next day they were both swimming around and now are out quite a bit and eating mysids. One female is almost twice the size of the other...the smaller one has adapted quicker to the light and conditions. I have two additional females and one male arriving tomorrow. They are gorgeous fish. Has anyone experienced any fading in the coloration of these fish over time due to the halide lights?

 

[Maximus]

There has been no fading whatsoever with my fish. I have them under 2x250 14k hqi and they look extremely vibrant. My fish also acted the same way yours did upon introduction, and I was a bit scared myself.