Less problematic Anthias

[SDguy]

This is a stocky, and I disagree w/ Lyretails becoming jerks, but I think that is the issue w/ bartletts over time.

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I agree with Davo... this was my experience as well.

 

[Big E]

Because all the issues people have had with bartletts changing, I'd would just get a male & female pair.

I had 5 lyretails & the bartlett pair & they all got along great.

I would also get one male lyertail up front just because the Maldive males are spectacular & you can usually get a threesome or fivesome pretty easy.

 

[rssjsb]

What about ignitus? I notice that LA classifies them as "easy" whereas all of their other anthias are listed as "moderate" or "difficult." Any idea why that would be?

 

[davocean]

Because all the issues people have had with bartletts changing, I'd would just get a male & female pair.

I had 5 lyretails & the bartlett pair & they all got along great.

I would also get one male lyertail up front just because the Maldive males are spectacular & you can usually get a threesome or fivesome pretty easy.

Good point, and I'm sure I have a mix of Maldives and Indo, though I can't recall which is which.
My dominant male is very purple, while the sub and females are very bright orange(And I'm thrilled to say they kept their color as opposed to my carberryi's)
Male

Sub male

 

[MCCOOL]

What about ignitus? I notice that LA classifies them as "easy" whereas all of their other anthias are listed as "moderate" or "difficult." Any idea why that would be?

I've got one ignitus in with my dispars (bought it thinking it was a dispar). they are comparable to dispar or carberryi IMO, not too difficult to care for, but not quite as easy as squamipinnis or bartletts.

I also don't think evansi or lori anthias should be brought up in a thread asking about "less problematic" species, they are definitely more difficult.

 

[RJT]

What makes the lori anthias difficult?

 

[SDguy]

What makes the lori anthias difficult?

I found them finicky with food (size, type, and frequency), easily intimidated by other fish, yet often squabling with each other. The last point could be because it's not easy, for me at least, to ID females and males, so they could have been all males or submales...

 

[RJT]

I found them finicky with food (size, type, and frequency), easily intimidated by other fish, yet often squabling with each other. The last point could be because it's not easy, for me at least, to ID females and males, so they could have been all males or submales...

Thank you. Great timing. I was getting ready to place an order for some.

 

[SDguy]

Thank you. Great timing. I was getting ready to place an order for some.

I think they can be great fish, in the right environment, with the proper care. But since this is a thread about "less problematic" anthias...

 

[davocean]

Having seen Peter's tank in person, if he calls an anthias problematic, man am I staying away from it!
He is our local anthias whisperer, I've never seen so many kept successfully in anyone elses tank.

 

[RJT]

I think they can be great fish, in the right environment, with the proper care. But since this is a thread about "less problematic" anthias...

i am with the OP, I want a less problematic anthias. Just don't want a lyretail (everyone has one) or a bartlett (wife doesn't like them).

This thread is great to get other people's opinions and experiences in one spot.

 

[davocean]

i am with the OP, I want a less problematic anthias. Just don't want a lyretail (everyone has one) or a bartlett (wife doesn't like them).

This thread is great to get other people's opinions and experiences in one spot.

I shy'd away from Lyretails for similar reasons for years, that and the feeding issues, but I have to say whether everyone else has them or not, they are an incredible addition to my tank, and I've really grown to them.
I also really like that I have kinda sub groups, dispar and carberryi's, both also fairly easy(though the carbs are tougher to keep really bright colors, but still nice)
Mine will group up independently among each species, but often they all group in one area, and it just looks amazing when they do.
The big purple male is the boss of ALL of them though.

 

[RJT]

Your purple male, do you know if he is maldives or fiji? The one I had was orange and I have no idea what country he came from.

 

[davocean]

Well, Peter ID'd it for me a while back and I'm embarrassed to say I don't remember, maybe someone will refresh my memory.

 

[reefjunkie42]

FWIW my lori trio is pretty peaceful, they are kept with a bellus angel, redspot cardinal fish and various fairy wrasses. Although I do agree they tend to bicker with one another from time to time. They also arent very territorial or hard to get feeding, Just sharing my limited experience with them.

 

[aandfsoccr04]

So what's the problem with bartlett's? They are aggressive amongst others or to each other or something?

 

[Shiroi Kitsune]

The purple is not a Maldives they are bright pink/orange/yellow. I'll try to upload a pic later. He looks more like a Fiji specimen to me.

 

[RJT]

So what's the problem with bartlett's? They are aggressive amongst others or to each other or something?

I had bartletts before. They didn't bother anyone, just each other. The swallowtail angel would chase them around but never bit them. The bartletts didn't bother the other fish in the tank smaller than them.

This is just my experience.

 

[RJT]

The purple is not a Maldives they are bright pink/orange/yellow. I'll try to upload a pic later. He looks more like a Fiji specimen to me.

Thank you

 

[scionreefing]

Because all the issues people have had with bartletts changing, I'd would just get a male & female pair.

I had 5 lyretails & the bartlett pair & they all got along great.

I would also get one male lyertail up front just because the Maldive males are spectacular & you can usually get a threesome or fivesome pretty easy.

The Maldives lyretails are what I was goin to get actually.

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