Lyrietail Anthias morph

[LCDR Noble]

I bought 7 female Lyrietail anthias today and was wondering how long it will take the dominate female to morph into the male?? I ask because one of the large ones is the same orange color as the others are but I just noticed her dorsal fin looks more like the dorsal fin of a male and think she may already be changing.

 

[betamed]

It can happen pretty fast

 

[anbosu]

The fin change can happen pretty fast, the color change sometimes takes longer to complete.

 

[LCDR Noble]

she/he is acting very strange during the change. She sits on the bottom a lot. How long will the change take? The dorsal fin has the large spike now but it is still the same orange female color.

 

[davocean]

You're going to wake up one day and suddenly that anthias will be a muddy color of what it will be, and that color will vary depending on region collected, redish or purple, and a day or two after that you will see it in all it's glory.
This change is pretty neat to watch, and this is one of the reasons why I always suggest getting all females.
Post pics of the process if you can.