mixing anthias species

[dadonoflaw]

is this a problem outside of space constraints? i have a 180 and i am thinking of doing 4 lyretails and 4 pavarostris. what do you guys think?

 

[tony13]

Don't know about those species but I have a mix of 2 Bartlett's, 2 Dispar's and a Tierra Anthias together. They get along with each other. I also have 4 green chromis in there and they all hang out together at times, very cool.
Tony

 

[Chibils]

Pseudanthias parvirostris is the tiara anthias. My only concern would be that P. squamapinnis are large and boisterous and P. parvirostris are very shy and don't get as big as their lyretail cousins.

 

[dadonoflaw]

any recommendations for ones that would work better than lyretails

 

[dadonoflaw]

so maybe 4 dispars and 4 parvirostris anthias in a 180 gal? my most aggressive fish is a female watanabei angel.

 

[dadonoflaw]

no feedback?

 

[Chibils]

Not a clue, but have a bump.

Ask CarlC, he's the resident anthias expert.

 

[janakaybravo]

I had four dispars in my 120 and they schooled for a while. They were beautiful, one male and three females. Slowly one by one they died off till now I have one. I think the dispars are harder to keep. I believe the Barlett's is one of the easiest and prettiest anthias. I have one in qt right now and will be adding to my main tank with my one remaining dispar.

Kay

 

[dadonoflaw]

what about the truncatus anthias? http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=330&cid=10 and the parvirostris anthias together since they are the same size. they are listed as one of the hardier anthias sp.

 

[CarlC]

If your willing to put some extra time into a longer acclimation in QT many of the smaller species would work. Most are delicate and don't ship well so they need the extra time to get adjusted.

Lori's, smithvanzi, randals, pulcherrimus are all very nice but they do take some extra work initially.

Carl

 

[idareefer]

i have 4 bartletts & a trio of tiger queens, the bartletts are for sure the bullies, the tank is a 300 gal so they can exist with more water, smaller tanks could be trouble

 

[dadonoflaw]

i have a 55 gal qt would that e large enough? so how long should i qt them? a month or more? so a 180 gal is too small? i was thinking of four of each.

 

[idareefer]

you should be ok with your 180, but they can feel a little crowded.