what anthias do you keep?

[flying Jock]

hI

I have at the moment 14 squamipinni anthias with 2 males and 3 bi colour anthias which get on great.

What are you keeping and have you had any problems with them?

I was looking at adding another species but i am not sure of what will get on with my lot.

Cheers

FJ

[MR Teee]

FJ What size tank do you have these in, as I have been looking at a group of Anthias for some time. How regularly do you feed yours to keep them happy, as I have heard thay require lots of small feeds during the day.

[flying Jock]

Hi pal

I keep them in a 6'x2'x2' with another 140g of water added onto the system.

They are fed 3-4 times per day.

I have found the squamipinni's the easiest to keep and the best to mix.

They look great as a shoal and add that extra movement to your reef:)

Cheers

FJ

[MR Teee]

Cheers FJ, How many do you think could live in a 5'x2'x2 with a total system volume of about 200g. Is it best to have only one male and then a group of females?

How about 1 male to 6 females?
P.S sorry, it's not an answer to your original question!.

[gary smith]

hi there, i have 8 squamipinni's and 7 dispar they get on great, i feed 3 to 5 times per day cheers gary

[Harrison]

I have 5 Lyretails (had 6 but the original male jumped) great fish but aren’t all Anthias. Can’t help with compatibility with other Anthias but they was a fair bit of squabbling when I increased my numbers from 4 to 6.

I try to feed 3-4 times a day with flake food seems to keep them nice and healthy.

Sounds like a nice number MR Tee why not just put all females in and let the most dominant turn male.

Cheers

Matthew

[MR Teee]

Oh right, didn't actually realise that they could turn into males.

Makes buying them a bit easier!

[flying Jock]

CHeers guys

Yeah they can turn into males.

I have 2 females that have now turned into males which has confused me as i thought only 1 would turn male.

The colour difference between the 2 males is drastic with 1 male (most colourfull) being the more dominant.

I would just get females if i was you and watching them change can be very interesting in its own right:)

I reckon a nice shoal of 6-10 would look great in your reef MR T;)

Cheers

FJ