Ventralis Anthias

[flameangel88]

Yes...yes... I'll be hunting for them!!!

Ryan,

Get them fast...3 females bet 2-2.25".

 

[eho72]

Wow! Someone is fast. I opened the page up to click purchase. Had to think about it for a minute. Too late, gone. Who's the lucky one? If I ever get these fish, it'll be from LA Diver's Den.

 

[dubdlee]

Beautiful fish!!

 

[flameangel88]

Wow! Someone is fast. I opened the page up to click purchase. Had to think about it for a minute. Too late, gone. Who's the lucky one? If I ever get these fish, it'll be from LA Diver's Den.

It was available for about 8 minutes from the time I saw it to when it was sold. I was actually surprised it lasted that long for someone to check out.

Okay, time for the buyer to come forward and fessup.

 

[Makenna]

I will post some pics of them in QT after a Saturday morning delivery.

I am more than excited. They will eventually end up in a 220g with a trio of Bimac Anthias, who as an aside, are doing great!

Cheers all!!

Bobby

 

[flameangel88]

Bobby--
Congrats on your new additions! Would love to follow your updates on them.

Michael--
Please keep your updates coming. Hopefully I'll be able to setup a tank for a trio in the future.

Ryan--
Better luck next time.

Kevin

 

[Aquabacs]

They looks sweet, Michael. I was temped the other night to pick them up


Mike

 

[roktsintst]

Thanks Kevin...

I wanted them but I did not try... I was doing a WC instead!

I thought pretty hard about it and as much as I would love a trio, I just dont know what it would do for my tank...

If I did it, I'd want to get like 7 of them!

If i dont do that, I'll just get 8 maldives Lyretails!

 

[flameangel88]

Ryan,

It's better when you're ready. You know how I feel about pairs and trios but at the moment I don't have anymore tanks to acclimate them in and if not done correctly and they get disoriented going into the DT they will just be an expensive meal for my Crosshatch. Hopefully we will see more in the future.

Kevin

 

[roktsintst]

Yeah, it is always better to do it the right way... Especially with a touchy fish like a Ventralis!!!

 

[Matt_Wandell]

I truly believe that the main issue with these fish (other than collection/stress) is that they do not receive the proper amounts of food in our little glass boxes.

IMHO it is acute sensitivity to shipping stress and or decompression that does the vast majority of them in. They'll eventually eat fairly large food.

 

[roktsintst]

Update!!!

 

[michael_cb_125]

Update- All three fish are eating extremely well, and are putting on weight. As they should being fed every hour on the hour.

BUT, the male and the dominant female are picking on the submissive female. She has what looks like a few raised scales on her abdomen, actually it looks like a grain of rice sticking out of her about 1/16". This showed up three days ago, and yesterday the other female started showing the same exact thing.

Like I said all the fish are fat and eating. I will be starin medication in the the QT once I am sure they will take it better, I want a little more fat on the fish before I treat them.

~Michael

 

[roktsintst]

Hi Michael!

That is great news that they are all eating well. That is the first step to sucess

Is there any way you can get a picture of the rice like thing? Do you think it is bacterial? And will you start w/ Maracyn2 to help w/ that or prazi?

Thanks buddy and good luck!

 

[SDguy]

BUT, the male and the dominant female are picking on the submissive female. She has what looks like a few raised scales on her abdomen, actually it looks like a grain of rice sticking out of her about 1/16". This showed up three days ago, and yesterday the other female started showing the same exact thing.

IME anthias will pick on sick conspecifics, regardless of group hierarchy.

 

[Danieltank]

What temperatures are you keeping the ventralis at?

 

[WETFISH]

Please, give us an update.

 

[Jacob D]

I was just about to post a thread to see who is keeping ventralis, then I noticed this one. Tagging along...

 

[Cantonesefish]

Anyone interested in Michael's endeavors should check out his build thread in the elos forum. (~)

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1753616

 

[michael_cb_125]

I was keeping the ventralis at 70F. My plan was to add them to the large (DT) where the temp is right at 68F. Unfortunately these fish did not make it, even though they were feeding heavily and showed no outward signs of disease. They went from fine and eating at 9pm to dead on the bottom at 6:30 AM. The fish all died about a week apart from each other.

~Michael