Lyretail Anthias?

[sufunk]

On your site, you have 3 different lyretail females Fiji, Eastern Asia and South Asia.

I'm having trouble finding the differences between these. Could you tell me the difference between the 3 and if possible photos/links to the 3 different types?

Thank you very much,
Jason

 

[dfs/la2]

sufunk,

Thank you for your post. When we list a fish coming from multiple sources but do not post separate pictures for each source, this means that we have not found significant physical differences among specimens from these locations. The Lyretail Anthias is one of those fish, so the only physical differences are between the genders. We hope this helps guide you in making your selection.

Nate M.
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster & Smith

 

[sufunk]

It does, thank you!

I will be placing my order later this week. Thanks again.

 

[SDguy]

If I may add a couple comments. Females are pretty much all the same. The brightness of the orange may vary slightly, with Indian ocean/Red Sea being the brightest, but not by that much. Males, however, are much different, and LA actually does separate them, having the Maldive (Indian Ocean) ones available as a separate item from the more purple Pacific ones. So, I would keep this in mind if you want a certain type of male, since obviously their place of origin will dictate what color the dominant female will become as a male, if you buy all females. Hope that made sense :rollface:

hth