Hawaiian long fin anthias

[ingtar_shinowa]

picture time.

 

[MikeandNicole]

Yes it is picture time.

 

[ingtar_shinowa]

ooooooooohhh!!!!

 

[jaa1456]

Is the female transitioning into a male? It looked that way at the LFS.

 

[MikeandNicole]

I believe it is. There has been a little chasing but the tank is big enough for the two of them. I am not convinced I have a borb pair either but they get along just fine. If they get too bad, I have the 80g frag tank for one.

 

[SDguy]

Gorgeous pics! A local friend had these... one turned male. Stunning fish for sure!

 

[MikeandNicole]

I thought I would update. We have had these two fish for a bit more than a month, and they are doing well. We think we may have 2 males, but so far they are coexisting. Worst case scenario, one will be caught and relocated to the frag tank. They are far more active than I expected and spend most of their day out in the water column. I was worried about providing adequate food, but so far they are fat and thriving. I'll badger Mike to take more photos soon, the larger fish is developing really lovely colors.

 

[Ngoodermuth]

They are so cool! Nice pick-up finding two locally in such great shape. I'm green...

 

[MikeandNicole]

Another month past, another quick updat. Both are doing well and are eating g very well. They are without a doubt not males, we visited the lfs where we bought them and they have a male with 4 females, both of ours are still females. The male they have is a stunner and our pair might get there sometime, but not now.

 

[RJT]

Glad you are updating. Can we get pics?

 

[jaa1456]

MikeandNicole, did you notice how much the color has faded on the male at the Lfs? It looks duller than when it first came in, I'm curious if a more varied diet would bring the colors back.

 

[MikeandNicole]

Honestly it was the first time I saw that male so I have no basis of comparison.

 

[MikeandNicole]

MikeandNicole, did you notice how much the color has faded on the male at the Lfs? It looks duller than when it first came in, I'm curious if a more varied diet would bring the colors back.

If that was a faded male, I can't imagine what it looked like when it came in!

 

[MikeandNicole]

Saw a trio of these went on PIA, ours are still going strong and look great. No male yet, but they look great.

 

[MikeandNicole]

Still have two females, neither one has turned into a male. They are doing very well and we are enjoying them.

 

[SDguy]

Beautiful fish, but I would expect a more filled out belly by now (not criticizing, just observing ).

 

[MikeandNicole]

It might just be the camera angle but I understand what you are saying. They are picky eaters, they will eat mysis but very little else. They also love live blackworms so I have stepped up the feedings of them as well.

 

[SDguy]

It might just be the camera angle but I understand what you are saying. They are picky eaters, they will eat mysis but very little else. They also love live blackworms so I have stepped up the feedings of them as well.

Have you tried grating raw frozen prawn or scallop?