Pseudanthias parvirostris

[Kolognekoral]

I just picked up 4 to start a small school of this deepwater beauty. Fortunately, they are interested in food and eating small amounts of lobster eggs, artemia and mysis (frozen), but would like some feed-back from other that are keeping these little jewels. Any tricks to keeping them happy, other than regular small feedings?

Also, I am planning on adding more to the group, which is currently 2 males, 2 females (all I could find). Any issues with adding new members to the school? I had planned this before and never managed to find more fish of the same species, therefore no experience. Assumedly, adding more females should be easy.

 

[BangkokMatt]

They are easy to get eating. They need to be QT'd fully before adding to the water column as they nearly always have parasites which eventually causes their demise.
Parvis are very beautiful but EXTREMELY shy. You will rarely see them in the water column. I wouls wait until you add more females. You may decide that they are not worth keeping due to their lack of presence.

 

[Kolognekoral]

Thanks for the input. The females are the ones coming out, while the males are very shy.

 

[Chibils]

I received that same answer when I asked, but it was also from Matt.

 

[CarlC]

I have a group of like nine. No sure since I don't see most of them often. I would be worried about keeping two males. My single male can be pretty dominate of some of the females. I've had the majority of mine for about 7-8 month's now.

Carl

 

[just dave]

I have four ( three in the picture) and while I thought I had three females and one male one of the "females" has become a male. There is some chasing between the males but nothing violent. The size and the layout of the tank may be the reason. They are out all the time and are very aggressive eaters.

 

[BangkokMatt]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12494883#post12494883 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by just dave

They are out all the time.

Nice. You don't hear of that very often.

 

[adtravels]

did QT them or bang them straight in with the ventralis, how long have you had them? are they eating?

 

[just dave]

I don't put any fish straight in without holding them, making sure they are eating and doing well, and treating them.

They went in on January of this year.

The "Ventralis" I've had for a few years. According to Kuiter their status as Ventralis anthias is questionable due to them coming from the Marshall Islands which is outside the range of P. ventralis. These he refers to has Japanese Long-fins (Pseudanthis cf ventralis.) They along with their cousin the Coral Sea Long-fin are very similar to the Ventralis and when all is said and done they may all be one and the same with minor color differences due to geography.

 

[Kolognekoral]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12494883#post12494883 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by just dave

I have four ( three in the picture) and while I thought I had three females and one male one of the "females" has become a male. There is some chasing between the males but nothing violent. The size and the layout of the tank may be the reason. They are out all the time and are very aggressive eaters.

Dave,

what do yours seem to prefer for foods? Mine are a bit picky up til now. Both females are constantly about, the males are shy.

 

[just dave]

I feed a mixture of spirulina enriched brine, mysids, emerald entree, cyclopeeze, and shrimp roe.