Long term success with a harem of bartlett anthias?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10269438#post10269438 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by just dave
If I'm not mistaken the P. ignitus is considered the western version of P.dispar.
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Yes...the Indian Ocean dispar. Pretty much explains why every ignitus I've ever seen sold was sold as a dispar, as were these. Couldn't beat the price..$20 each.
 
Another interesting observation. The ostracized female Bartlett sits where the new ignitus sleep. I looked at her last night, and not only does she have the whole male color thing going on now, but even the bright, and I mean bright red pelvic and anal fin highlights. Could it be she "adopted" the ignitus as her harem, promoting the change to male to accelerate? Ugh! These complexities are starting to give me a headache. When did we decide that anthias changing sex is cool?? :D
 
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I'm afraid that my last and only female has decided to join the pack and turn male. She has the stripe now and is coming out alot more. Now I have a pack of 5 males.
 
Nice! How much pink does the larger female have on her forehead?
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She's got a gap. There's a dash of pink on the tip of her head, and then starting at the dorsal, but nothing inbetween like the male.
 
im still on the theory that there is no difference between male and female coloration. the small ones are just juvies and only the ones with long streamers are the true males... these are very weird fish!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10273368#post10273368 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zemuron114
im still on the theory that there is no difference between male and female coloration. the small ones are just juvies and only the ones with long streamers are the true males... these are very weird fish!
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Yeah, regardless though...if my male is kicking the *** of the "female" with all that pink and the yellow flank stripe, then who cares..the point is they don't like each other. So I guess you can only keep a male and juveniles, regardless of sex? It sucks either way :(
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10272231#post10272231 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by King-Kong
She's got a gap. There's a dash of pink on the tip of her head, and then starting at the dorsal, but nothing inbetween like the male.
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Interesting...my little female has only a pink first dorsal spine, that's it. No pink on the forehead at all.
 
for hardiness sake they are probably the best for newbies, but for a harem sake it seems to not be the best. You can't beat them for colors and overall hardiness though. Get 3 and see what happens. :)
 
Well I'm not set up yet. Still building and planning. I was planning on 7 for my 125, but now I'm not so sure. I have ony kept True Percs, chromis, and a bassalet. What other anthias would you guys recomend me looking into?
 
SDGuy: YGPM.

Pito: im considering swapping my bartletts out with another species of Anthias, so im also interested in some suggestions.. trying to find another hardy species that isnt aggressive towards fish in the tank (My large bartlett is pretty mean).
 
I did'nt know they get aggressive with another species too. What other species is yours going after? Is anyone else haveing this prob?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10291865#post10291865 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by King-Kong
SDGuy: YGPM.
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Already replied :)

Pito..most of the other hardy anthias are at least somewhat aggressive...lyretails, bicolor, bartlett, olive, redbar, especially to timid tankmates, like firefish, cardinals, etc.
 
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