new anthias not eating & id

[Leilani57]

are these two female queen purple anthias? i bought them day before yesterday. they are not eating frozen mysis shrimp or formula one. they swim around the tank and then when i put the food in, they hide. any ideas? live brine? thanks I am worried about them not eating, although they seem to be quite happy in their new tank... i just don't want them to starve....

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[carman9941]

I woul try live brine to get them started. Did you see them eat at the store?

 

[Asuran]

they look like randal's anthias? (thats what they were called when i bought mine) i had 3 but one jumped... down to two now... i havent seen them chomp down on anything for a while myself but i have had them for 3 weeks already... i feed brine, mysid, formula 2 flake and cyclopleze... they must be eating when i'm not looking.

 

[rickbirdman]

looks like they are female purple queens. i recently bought a trio of randall's and they didnt eat untill 3-4 days later. like carman9941 said try live brine or zooplankton and add it by a power head or return, they seem to chase moving food. if you see them not eating and getting skinny try to soak food in garlic or selcon.

queens are know to be hard eaters and might starve.

 

[SDguy]

I'd be using nori on a clip for that YT too. He's skinny.

 

[alien9168]

I have this problem as well...if you dont see them eat...will they eat other things ...or do you think they will die?...this may sound funy, but some wish eat the food that you add to the tank....later.

 

[john37]

those dont have a great track record so good luck.
i'd try live brine if anything....that's probably your best bet.

 

[JGC]

They are really MIROLABRICHTHYS TUKA. I'm waiting for three on my tank. They're really difficult fishes even are mentioned as impossible for home aquariums because its eating needed. Need to feed 3 or 4 times a day, prefer zooplankton and fitoplankton, but I'll try with Ciclopezze (rehidrated) and a mixture of different frozen foods (artemia, mysys).

Good luck it's a wonderfull fish.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

I agree with sdguy, yellow tang = SKINNY. The species of anthias listed are all difficult to maintain due to picky feeding habits. Live brine may get them started, but it is not a good staple. You will need to get them eating something else as well.

 

[SDguy]

Angel*fish had one survive for a few months and it still died. I'm not sure why anyone would try them knowing their track record and not really trying anything new or novel with them, but good luck anyway.

 

[Angel*Fish]

Mine made it 8 months - here's a link. it is possible to keep these alive long term I was finally able to find someone - I think it was Ellen Thaler (I'll have to double check that) - whoever it was is a marine biologist with years of experience and superior knowledge

I don't believe this is a fish that should be "tried" by anyone who doesn't have this as a top priority in his or her life - And I literally mean top priority up there with your job, say. The only reason I did was pity for 2 of them that had been living without food for 2 weeks in a particular LFS (which I no longer frequent because he refuses to avoid numerous species that have no chance of survival)

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=695884&highlight=purple+AND+pig

Hope this helps - if by some chance anyone is successful I hope that you could post on my thread or somewhere - Actually lack of success should be reported also. If what you tried didn't work, it can save others from trying the same.

As for getting them to feed - I feel confident that hatching some brine eggs will work - just be careful to try and wean them from this as quickly as possible - it's not nutritious enough and they'll get "hooked' on it. I think not weaning them off this was one of my mistakes.

Our purchases at the LFS and online trickle back as messages to the collectors, just a reminder to please always keep that in mind

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8222271#post8222271 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by john37
those dont have a great track record so good luck.
i'd try live brine if anything....that's probably your best bet.

They have a 99% failure record would be closer to accurate.

 

[Amphiprion]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8222797#post8222797 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JGC
They are really MIROLABRICHTHYS TUKA. I'm waiting for three on my tank. They're really difficult fishes even are mentioned as impossible for home aquariums because its eating needed. Need to feed 3 or 4 times a day, prefer zooplankton and fitoplankton, but I'll try with Ciclopezze (rehidrated) and a mixture of different frozen foods (artemia, mysys).

Good luck it's a wonderfull fish.

Mirolabrichthys no longer exists as a genus of Serranids, so the accepted name is still Pseudanthias tuka.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8223508#post8223508 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Angel*Fish
Mine made it 8 months - here's a link. it is possible to keep these alive long term I was finally able to find someone - I think it was Ellen Thaler (I'll have to double check that) - whoever it was is a marine biologist with years of experience and superior knowledge

I don't believe this is a fish that should be "tried" by anyone who doesn't have this as a top priority in his or her life - And I literally mean top priority up there with your job, say. The only reason I did was pity for 2 of them that had been living without food for 2 weeks in a particular LFS (which I no longer frequent because he refuses to avoid numerous species that have no chance of survival)

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=695884&highlight=purple+AND+pig

Hope this helps - if by some chance anyone is successful I hope that you could post on my thread or somewhere - Actually lack of success should be reported also. If what you tried didn't work, it can save others from trying the same.

As for getting them to feed - I feel confident that hatching some brine eggs will work - just be careful to try and wean them from this as quickly as possible - it's not nutritious enough and they'll get "hooked' on it. I think not weaning them off this was one of my mistakes.

Our purchases at the LFS and online trickle back as messages to the collectors, just a reminder to please always keep that in mind

They have a 99% failure record would be closer to accurate.

Very interesting and a noble effort Angel*Fish. I share your feelings on the matter and agree on the track record. This is one species that should be left to public aquaria or until there is a time when we can better understand their needs.

 

[GoFishJoel]

Now you have them, you should offer food 4 times a day as a start. I use a automatic feeder which can feed up to 4 times daily. I use the dry feeder but there is "dosing" pump which has the same function but is set up for liquid. I would use something like this to "dose" whatever they will eat. It is very important to keep them well fed.
You should have a refugum (sp?) set up with lots of live critters for them to eat.
I had several anthias die when the door on my automatic feeder was shut when I went to Hawaii. :-(
Good Luck

 

[Amphiprion]

Oops, I knew there was another reason for posting on this thread. At any rate, try crustacean based zooplankton (i.e. cyclopeeze, smaller mysids, daphnia--live or frozen, brine shrimp--live or frozen, and try various fish eggs as well.

 

[Leilani57]

I didn't know they had such a failure rate. I got them sweetwater zooplankton today and got some baby brine shrimp to hatch as well. they ate the zooplankton so that was encouraging. the mysis shrimp and formula one they showed no interest in at all.

 

[Leilani57]

 

[jiggy]

u could try putting the zooplankton in a cup of tank water with some mysis or formula one. the 'flavor' of the zooplankton will stick to the mysis or formula one, and might get the anthias to start eating it.

it is also good to have other anthias to help lead picky feeders to the food and show them how to eat it (show them that its food).

 

[jiggy]

you could also soak the zooplankton in selcon so they get the most nutrients as possible from whatever they do eat.

i just realized ur leilani munter. youre awesome.

 

[Leilani57]

one of them is eating a lot, the other... not so much. I hope it will learn from the other.

awwwww shucks Jiggy, thanks! You watch racing?

 

[jiggy]

your welcome. i dont watch it as much as i do it. last time i saw a race in person was a few years back at irwindale in california. i snowboard too. i didnt know there were places to ride down in NC.