Tangs Schmangs give me Anthias !

[xxtriggermanxx]

My newest addiction !

Olive anthias

Male lyretail

female Square spot

And my newest baby , Male Hutchi

 

[aulepe]

Nice pics!
I'm a big fan of tangs, since I've had my pacific blue and chevron since i began my reef tank three years ago.
I may be adding an anthia or two in the future, any recs on those which aren't too challenging too keep?

 

[64Ivy]

Where'd you find the Olive? Been looking for those for years.

 

[Stanley-Reefer]

Dont' make us tang lovers badmouth those fancy cichlids:lmao:

Nice fish:thumbsup:

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

Ok , let me make this clear. I love tangs, and the people who own them. I have three tangs myself ! I was just kinda over all the "What tang should I get threads" .
As far as "which ones aren't to challenging" all four that I show here are easy to keep (IMO) one is a bit hard to find at times (Hutchi) and one is near impossible to find (Olive) as mentioned above. I picked up the olive from a lfs he was the only one they received. shipped to them from their supplier as a male lyretail. from what i hear they aren't imported very much due to their drab colors. I would love to get more as well and weekly pester my lfs to get me some! ..
Now Mr Reefer....as mentioned "love tangs" just maybe not all the people who own them! :eek2:

 

[velvetelvis]

Nice!

One of my fantasy tanks is a large deepwater tank with some borbonius...sometime after I win the lottery, and get a pony.

 

[Mrbeachbum2]

How often do you feed them?

 

[tom obrecht]

They are addictive!! I ended up with over 50 anthias of various species in my old 260!

 

[roktsintst]

WOW Tom, 50 in a 260! That is a ton of fish. Great shot man.

So, of all the species you kept, which were your favorite and why?

 

[mrwilson]

Love the 50-anthias-with-huge-softy-colonies tank, Tom! More FTS, please!

 

[SDguy]

Tom's tank was the one that inspired me when I first started getting anthias. I also remember him warning againt doing what he did :lol:

 

[dfd189]

They are addictive!! I ended up with over 50 anthias of various species in my old 260!

Cool as hell! :smokin:

 

[dfd189]

When I upgrade to either a 260 or 300 I plan on having a nice sized anthia contingent. I don't think there is any more room in my 90 for any more fish (3 tangs and 2 clowns)

 

[Mrbeachbum2]

Tom's tank was the one that inspired me when I first started getting anthias. I also remember him warning againt doing what he did :lol:

Why is that? How often do you feed them?

 

[OneReef]

All reef tanks should be required to have Anthias in them.

 

[tom obrecht]

Tom's tank was the one that inspired me when I first started getting anthias. I also remember him warning againt doing what he did :lol:

Yeah, I got a bit :spin2: for awhile. Every time I saw a different anthias species I bout them. I think by today's standards the water was far from pristine, but the softies loved it and also grew like crazy! It was a fun tank for sure. Feeding time was just a burst of color.

 

[tom obrecht]

Why is that? How often do you feed them?

I can only speak for myself...but I was feeding close to half a package of cubes (various food) a day! I usually fed about 6-8 cubes 2-3 times a day.

 

[tom obrecht]

Here are a couple more shots.

 

[tom obrecht]

 

[tom obrecht]

WOW Tom, 50 in a 260! That is a ton of fish. Great shot man.

So, of all the species you kept, which were your favorite and why?

By far my favorite was the Bimaculatus! Both the male and females were very colorful. Since then there have been other species that have come into the trade that weren't available at the time my tank was up and running.