Squareback Anthias in a 25 gallon?

[hops523]

I was reading on liveaquaria, and it says "A 25 gallon tank will suffice for one fish, however, if keeping a group, a 125 gallon tank should be used since the Squareback Anthias appreciates plenty of room to swim."

I would love to have one of these guys in a nano, but will a squareback anthias really fit in a 25 gallon? Just doesnt seem to match up for me.

 

[hawkeyes]

from everything i have heard/read/been told, 25 is no where near enough for any kind of anthia. liveaquaria is usually decent with their min. tank sizes, but they missed on this one. anthias need tons of swimming space and very frequent feedings. water quality would be a nightmare!!

 

[BangkokMatt]

Agree - a 25g is way too small both for bio load and the size of the fish. Squarebacks get really big for Anthias.

 

[hops523]

Thats what I thought. I just got really confused when I saw that on liveaquaria.