Ventralis Anthias...Long-term Success???
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They won't usually starve to death in 14 days. A good long QT period is a must. They will need to be trained to eat and get accustomed to being in a tank.
This is a species that needs to be kept in cooler water under dimmer light. Any aggressive fish housed with them will keep them hidden and stressed out.
It is one species that really needs to kept in a species specific display with an owner that is able to provide many many small feedings through out the day.
Carl
This is a species that needs to be kept in cooler water under dimmer light. Any aggressive fish housed with them will keep them hidden and stressed out.
It is one species that really needs to kept in a species specific display with an owner that is able to provide many many small feedings through out the day.
Carl
cateyes
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i've had 2 in my 55 for close to a year now... they are beautiful fish but very reclusive. they are housed with 2 highfin cardinals and a couple of gobies...
they eat anything i feed them frozen mysis, brine and marine cuisine...
about 6 months ago one got quite a bit more dominate and developed a lot more color than the other and it's fins grew twice as long, i'm presuming it turned male...
here's a couple of pics of mine, not the best but they are hard to photograph... lisa
they eat anything i feed them frozen mysis, brine and marine cuisine...
about 6 months ago one got quite a bit more dominate and developed a lot more color than the other and it's fins grew twice as long, i'm presuming it turned male...
here's a couple of pics of mine, not the best but they are hard to photograph... lisa
triggerfish1976
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I tried keeping a small shoal of 1 male and 6 females and they slowly dwindled away over the course of a year. Like a couple people have already pointed out, the key to keeping these fish is putting them either in a species only or a very passive community tank. Active fish will spook them into hiding and they will be reluctant to feed which is a problem since they need to eat constantly through out the day.
zemuron114
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IME with the hawaiian ones:
should only be kept with each other or small fish (gobies, blennies etc)
they need cooler temps (70-75 tops). I would recommend them for a pipefish or seahorse tank definitely. those are the tankmates i think people will have success with.
I believe Boyle was catching them in the Cooks for a while and those ones did well (he's a top notch collector) but the ones coming in lately i hear aren't as healthy/bent or infected from the pinning.
The real problem is getting them already acclimated and eating. If you can do this, along with a great QT set up, you should be able to keep them with some active fish. I wouldn't put them in with angels though, big or small
should only be kept with each other or small fish (gobies, blennies etc)
they need cooler temps (70-75 tops). I would recommend them for a pipefish or seahorse tank definitely. those are the tankmates i think people will have success with.
I believe Boyle was catching them in the Cooks for a while and those ones did well (he's a top notch collector) but the ones coming in lately i hear aren't as healthy/bent or infected from the pinning.
The real problem is getting them already acclimated and eating. If you can do this, along with a great QT set up, you should be able to keep them with some active fish. I wouldn't put them in with angels though, big or small
just dave
11th in '11
The ones from Hawaii are no longer known as Ventralis anthias ( Pseudanthias ventralis hawaiiensis ) they are now known as Hawaiian Long-fins ( P. hawaiiensis ) and they ones I have ,as well as the ones Cateyes has, are P. cf ventralis-1 and are from the Marshall Islands. Also called the Japanese Long-fin. They look very much like P. ventralis , as do the Coral Sea Long-fin ( P. cf ventralis-2.) With the exception of P. hawaiiensis, they all look very similar and one day they may be classified as P. ventralis.
I've not knowingly had any of the Coral Sea Long-fins but the Japanese Long-fins from the Marshalls do much better 'n the Pacific Long-fin (P. ventralis) from the Cooks like zemuron said.
I've not knowingly had any of the Coral Sea Long-fins but the Japanese Long-fins from the Marshalls do much better 'n the Pacific Long-fin (P. ventralis) from the Cooks like zemuron said.
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