Purple Anthias Eating Like Pig! But only if...
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Angel*Fish
cats and large squashes
This is what I've been thinking too, that even though they are found in warmer waters - each fish may not stay there 24/7.
adddo
“Goodnight, tiny humans.â€
I guess i should update in this thread also, since this seems to be the inofficial 'Tuka' thread 
5-6 weeks ago i upgraded and they are now swimming in a 140ish gallon tank. They all made the transfer to the new system without any signs of problems.
They still eat just about anything they can fit into their mouths. I now also have a bigger sump with live rock in it so hopefully som supplemental food might come from that.
None of them are showing any signs on becoming a male as of yet. 2 of them are considerably larger than the third. But the small one still has no problems competing for food or anything.
Tank temp stays at 25degree celsius.. 76F ?? dunno.
I still skim quite heavily, now with a Fauna Marin Ultra Skim 2. (1500l, 350ish gallon) And water parameters are good.
The last couple of weeks i've been feeding the tank enourmous amounts of food to fatten up the reson i upgraded. (Achilles)
But will now start to normalize the feedings.
Still thinking that keeping temp stable (and a little on the low side) is good for these fishes.
5-6 weeks ago i upgraded and they are now swimming in a 140ish gallon tank. They all made the transfer to the new system without any signs of problems.
They still eat just about anything they can fit into their mouths. I now also have a bigger sump with live rock in it so hopefully som supplemental food might come from that.
None of them are showing any signs on becoming a male as of yet. 2 of them are considerably larger than the third. But the small one still has no problems competing for food or anything.
Tank temp stays at 25degree celsius.. 76F ?? dunno.
I still skim quite heavily, now with a Fauna Marin Ultra Skim 2. (1500l, 350ish gallon) And water parameters are good.
The last couple of weeks i've been feeding the tank enourmous amounts of food to fatten up the reson i upgraded. (Achilles)
But will now start to normalize the feedings.
Still thinking that keeping temp stable (and a little on the low side) is good for these fishes.
Angel*Fish
cats and large squashes
I think that's an excellent question & a good thing to consider and something I hadn't thought of . That said it possibly may not be the most apt comparison as the two fish are so different even in lifestyle.
Though I lean toward the cooler water theory, I'd like to point out that I am aware it's just guessing
i might try a pair of tuka's once i setup my 40G breeder at work, i know its a little small but considering them and two pairs of fairy wrasses will be the only inhabitants i think it would be fine to have them in there, i feel pretty confident that with them being the first ones in the tank that i can fatten them up nicely and see how well they can survive then slowly add in the other inhabitants, as for my 125 i still have to think what im going to do with that tank
reefkoi
Premium Member
I've got some purple tuka and the typical purple queens now.
Its only been 2 months but a few of the tukas are eating Reef Nutritions Arcti-pods
I think the size of the refrigerated pods and the fact that they are a whole pod and not a ground up mashed up once alive type of food helps.
They don't ever spit out the pods.
They don't eat as much as the bartletts or the lyretails but I'm hopeful still
The new purple queens I got yesterday went through a 30 day Q with 3 different meds so I am pretty sure they are parasite free and hope they will have an appetite for the arcti-pods as well.
I'll keep you guys posted on weather or not they eat........
C
Its only been 2 months but a few of the tukas are eating Reef Nutritions Arcti-pods
I think the size of the refrigerated pods and the fact that they are a whole pod and not a ground up mashed up once alive type of food helps.
They don't ever spit out the pods.
They don't eat as much as the bartletts or the lyretails but I'm hopeful still
The new purple queens I got yesterday went through a 30 day Q with 3 different meds so I am pretty sure they are parasite free and hope they will have an appetite for the arcti-pods as well.
I'll keep you guys posted on weather or not they eat........
C
adddo
“Goodnight, tiny humans.â€
Update.
They are approaching 2 years in my tank now (in June i think). Still alive and eating good, still 3 girls none has of yet shown any signs of becoming a male, although one is quite bigger then the other two so maybe she will change soon..
They live with 7 Lyretails, a pair of scooter blennies a Copperbanded bf and a clown. PBT or Achilles will be added in a few weeks.
150g lots of flow mostly sps so decent quality of water, chiller is as i wrote earlier gone so either they are used to higher temps now in my tank or my theory of abit cooler water was incorrect.
Took some crappy pics, excuse the mess in the tank, i just redid the aquascape and its a bit messy.
They are approaching 2 years in my tank now (in June i think). Still alive and eating good, still 3 girls none has of yet shown any signs of becoming a male, although one is quite bigger then the other two so maybe she will change soon..
They live with 7 Lyretails, a pair of scooter blennies a Copperbanded bf and a clown. PBT or Achilles will be added in a few weeks.
150g lots of flow mostly sps so decent quality of water, chiller is as i wrote earlier gone so either they are used to higher temps now in my tank or my theory of abit cooler water was incorrect.
Took some crappy pics, excuse the mess in the tank, i just redid the aquascape and its a bit messy.
Angel*Fish
cats and large squashes
Wow! 
Congratulations on doing so well with them.
Congratulations on doing so well with them.
Tyrenlds
Premium Member
Just to chime in;
I've had my female tuka for about 2 months... won't eat anything but cyclops. Ignores arcti-pods all together. Anyone think a cyclops-eeze only diet is sustainable or might this cause dietary problems?
She's great though. Always swimming, never hiding. It's funny, between meals she constantly hovers right below my vortech where the strong undertow comes up and picks off food particles as they pass her by. Not sure if it's left-overs or plankton, but I thought it was pretty clever of her.
Tukas are a great fish if you can get your hands on a healthy specimen.
I've had my female tuka for about 2 months... won't eat anything but cyclops. Ignores arcti-pods all together. Anyone think a cyclops-eeze only diet is sustainable or might this cause dietary problems?
She's great though. Always swimming, never hiding. It's funny, between meals she constantly hovers right below my vortech where the strong undertow comes up and picks off food particles as they pass her by. Not sure if it's left-overs or plankton, but I thought it was pretty clever of her.
Tukas are a great fish if you can get your hands on a healthy specimen.
