ReefStudent
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I purchased a male and a female squareback anthias (Pseudoanthias pleurotaenia) I knew they required multiple feedings of meaty foods each day and watched the male for 2 weeks (I work at the store I buy all my fish from) before buying him. I bought him and 1 female the same day. After adding them (drip acclimation for about 1 hour) they hid for about a day before coming out (normal from what I understand). They were fed a combination of frozen mysis, spirulina brine shrimp, squid, omega one flakes with garlic and new life spectrum thera a. I observed the female eating readily every time but don't remember the male eating. The male died 3 days after being added, but was observed swimming around earlier in the day. The female was found dead 2 days after that. She, however, was observed gulping and looking very distressed shortly before death, and was found with that look on her lifeless body. I am puzzled why I lost the female (the male I figure was too stressed to eat right away and then starved due to their fast metabolism... but I'm not 100% certain). They hid in caves when not swimming about.
Based on how she died I'm wondering if I might have a culprit hiding among the rocks... but I haven't lost any other fish. I might be missing some hermit crabs, but I'm not completely sure, hard to keep track of those guys.
I had researched squareback anthias and decided on a pair or trio (1 male, 1-2 females) for my 75 reef, instead of a tang. I added them as the last addition to my tank.
Already have:
2 semi-Picasso clowns,
1 naked clown, 1 black ocellaris, (2 ocellaris will be relocated eventually)
1 starry blenny, Salarias ramosus
1 hector's goby, Amblygobius hectori
1 firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica
4 Bluefin Damselfish, Paraglyphidodon melas (I've been trying to remove, mistake I got talked into)
Green Dragon Eye Zoanthid frag
Green Bubble Tip Anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor
Colt Finger coral, Cladiella spp.
Green worm brain, Platygyra sp.
green star polyp, Pachyclavularia
pulsing xenia, Xenia elongata
galaxea, Galaxea spp.
I have a 75 gallon (48" long tank) reef tank with 4 bulb T-5, a CPR Aquafuge Pro Large (with Protein Skimmer & lights)- 75 gallons total water volume, 100 lbs live sand, 80-120 lbs live rock. Ammonia- 0, Nitrite- 0, Nitrate-0, Phosphate- 2.5 (normally 0, but had some minor Protein Skimmer issues, now resolved), dKH- 10, Calcium- 420, Specific Gravity- 1.023, Temp.- 80, pH- 8.2. The Aquafuge has a QuietOne 4000 pump, Fiji Mud, Chaetomorpha, Gracilaria. DIY overflow made of pvc, gavity fed. I have 2 Aqueon 700 circulation pumps and 1 950 in the main tank.
Based on how she died I'm wondering if I might have a culprit hiding among the rocks... but I haven't lost any other fish. I might be missing some hermit crabs, but I'm not completely sure, hard to keep track of those guys.
I had researched squareback anthias and decided on a pair or trio (1 male, 1-2 females) for my 75 reef, instead of a tang. I added them as the last addition to my tank.
Already have:
2 semi-Picasso clowns,
1 naked clown, 1 black ocellaris, (2 ocellaris will be relocated eventually)
1 starry blenny, Salarias ramosus
1 hector's goby, Amblygobius hectori
1 firefish, Nemateleotris magnifica
4 Bluefin Damselfish, Paraglyphidodon melas (I've been trying to remove, mistake I got talked into)
Green Dragon Eye Zoanthid frag
Green Bubble Tip Anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor
Colt Finger coral, Cladiella spp.
Green worm brain, Platygyra sp.
green star polyp, Pachyclavularia
pulsing xenia, Xenia elongata
galaxea, Galaxea spp.
I have a 75 gallon (48" long tank) reef tank with 4 bulb T-5, a CPR Aquafuge Pro Large (with Protein Skimmer & lights)- 75 gallons total water volume, 100 lbs live sand, 80-120 lbs live rock. Ammonia- 0, Nitrite- 0, Nitrate-0, Phosphate- 2.5 (normally 0, but had some minor Protein Skimmer issues, now resolved), dKH- 10, Calcium- 420, Specific Gravity- 1.023, Temp.- 80, pH- 8.2. The Aquafuge has a QuietOne 4000 pump, Fiji Mud, Chaetomorpha, Gracilaria. DIY overflow made of pvc, gavity fed. I have 2 Aqueon 700 circulation pumps and 1 950 in the main tank.
