landlord
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Two weeks today!
What's a good schooling fish to get?
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Two weeks today!
elegance coral
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Well, you must be doing something right if they're spawning. I hope they continue to do well for you.
socalmonty
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I have had six lyretail anthias in my 135G for the last 18 months or so. They all started out as females and it was fun to watch the dominant female morph into a male over the course of several months. He constantly chases the girls around the tank so if you don't want that kind of promiscuous behavior in your tank, you should probably look for something other than anthias. 
I know others have said that anthias require multiple daily feedings but I feed my fish just once a day (frozen mysis and spirulina-infused brine shrimp) and they have thrived.
I know others have said that anthias require multiple daily feedings but I feed my fish just once a day (frozen mysis and spirulina-infused brine shrimp) and they have thrived.
Ooulophilia
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Look into bar gobies (Ptereleotris zebra). They will "school" and are often overlooked in LFS as they do not really color up until they are settled in but are very pretty when they are happy.
They are inexpensive, relatively hardy - just make sure that you have a good lid because they WILL jump out.
They are inexpensive, relatively hardy - just make sure that you have a good lid because they WILL jump out.
Rhodes19
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I'm partial to the green chromis myself. I had 6 of them in a 40g and never had any problems with them trying to kill each other off. Lucky I guess. I always thought they were peaceful. I would love to keep anthias but it sounds like they require a lot of attention and multiple feedings a day. Maybe when I retire.
While lyretail and bartlett anthias are very hardy, they also spread out all over the tank. Nothing even close to schooling or shoaling or whatever you want to call it
IME dispar anthias keep in pretty tight groups. I'm not sure how much of that is their nature in general, or due to the presence of other fish/anthias in the tank.
IME dispar anthias keep in pretty tight groups. I'm not sure how much of that is their nature in general, or due to the presence of other fish/anthias in the tank.
