Can someone ID my new Anthias, please.

[WienerDog]

Got 'em as a pair, not neccesarily a mated pair. I believe they are both females. I dont know what species. There is no blue around thier eyes.

 

[WienerDog]

Anyone? They are bright yellow with specks of pink throughout. They also have 3 pink lines behind their eyes.

 

[Southreef]

Looks to me like they are female Square Anthias.

 

[Southreef]

And if they are and there is no male in the tank... watch the larger one and it should become pink and develop a square as it becomes the dominant male.

 

[WienerDog]

They are the Taira species. Can I mix with other species? Are they male or female?

 

[WienerDog]

Looks to me like they are female Square Anthias.

My LFS has a large male pink square...like 5". Not sure if I want to put 3 in a 90g. That male is really big. Ive looked a little more and I think they are pseudoanthias taira. I am not sure though. I called the LFS and he said they were true yellow anthias. Not sure what that means as i am new to Anthias.

 

[WienerDog]

Square Anthias it is!

 

[SDguy]

Always easy to ID female squarespots by the couple purple belly stripes.

 

[WienerDog]

This is more detailed...
When is the latest I can add a male?

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

no need to add a male, let nature take it's coarse and the larger will become a male in no time .

 

[WienerDog]

no need to add a male, let nature take it's coarse and the larger will become a male in no time .

Cool, will the "new" male harass the female too much. I heard it is a good idea to keep two females in order to break up too much attention toward one female.

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

Square spots are on the large size. a 90 might be a bit tight for more than what you already have. my squares are pretty mild mannered toward each other...but they do have plenty of room in my 265. here's my boy !