Tripod1404
Active member
Hey guys, I recently got an pictilis anthias (painted goldie). She has been in qt at lfs for 6 weeks (Lfs is two blocks down my home so I visited daily, she didn't show any symptoms but we performed prazipore just in case).
This Monday I finally take her home and put her into my observation/conditioning tank, she will stay there for another 6 weeks and if everything goes well, she will go to DT. She is about 4.5-5 inches and I think transition into male is close because male coloration pattern started to show up. She ,or eventually he, will be single as advised by lfs since the large size and potential aggression of the fish makes it hard to maintain a harem.
About feeding, I have tired several types of food. The only types she accepts are frozen brine and mysis. She seems to be interested in pellet and flake foods but doesn't eat those. She also does attack PE callunus but spits it afterwards. Lfs feeder her live mysis and brine so she might be a little spoiled at this point. I know I should be grateful she is at least eating frozen mysis but what are your experience with these fish. Will they eventually accept pellet/flake food? Also is a steady diet exclusively on mysis healthy enough for a fish? I can throw in some brine (hikari spirulina and selcon soaked) but those are more like treats for fish than actual nutrition. I would also appreciate input about this specie from people who are experienced with.
This Monday I finally take her home and put her into my observation/conditioning tank, she will stay there for another 6 weeks and if everything goes well, she will go to DT. She is about 4.5-5 inches and I think transition into male is close because male coloration pattern started to show up. She ,or eventually he, will be single as advised by lfs since the large size and potential aggression of the fish makes it hard to maintain a harem.
About feeding, I have tired several types of food. The only types she accepts are frozen brine and mysis. She seems to be interested in pellet and flake foods but doesn't eat those. She also does attack PE callunus but spits it afterwards. Lfs feeder her live mysis and brine so she might be a little spoiled at this point. I know I should be grateful she is at least eating frozen mysis but what are your experience with these fish. Will they eventually accept pellet/flake food? Also is a steady diet exclusively on mysis healthy enough for a fish? I can throw in some brine (hikari spirulina and selcon soaked) but those are more like treats for fish than actual nutrition. I would also appreciate input about this specie from people who are experienced with.
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