Peaceful schooling anthias?

[danel]

I'm thinking of adding some anthias to my 125g. I was looking at some nice looking " Anthias squamipinnis" How peaceful are they? Online I was reading that they are semi-agressive. I was thinking of adding 4 of them and have one become the male.

Any opinions on these? Peaceful, hardy reef-safe?

 

[jusn317]

I purchased a trio from DD about 9 months ago. So far they're great fish. Haven't noticed any real aggression towards other fish in my tank, but occasionally they bicker among themselves. Nothing serious just maintaining the social order I guess. I'm looking to add few more females to the mix soon.

 

[danel]

How long did it take for one of your's to take the role of male? Thanks for the info!

 

[jusn317]

I purchased as a male and 2 females so I'm not sure how long the process takes to have female change to male.

 

[snorvich]

Well, I have resplendants and they are peaceful, especially for anthias. They have minor squabbles within the group of 11. However they do not school and don't even shoal.