Anthias in a 75 Cube Aquarium?

BigBoi5680

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Sep 21, 2011
Messages
57
Reaction score
21
Location
Memphis, Tn
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Can I keep bimaculatus anthias in a 75 gallon cube successfully? The footprint is 24x24x30 and the research I've done hasn't been really decisive either way lol.

If so, how many?

If not those, how about Lyretails and how many?

A mixture of the two!? I would like to keep 3-5 if possible.

Only inhabitants currently are a pair of Onyx True Percs but plan on adding the following:

Jawfish
Mandarin
Wrasse....2 of them, not sure which ones yet
Blotched Anthia

Thoughts?
 

nereefpat

7500 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 20, 2018
Messages
7,929
Reaction score
8,687
Location
Central Nebraska
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Lyretails get pretty large. I don't have experience with bimacs. For some reason, I'm thinking @ca1ore likes them.

2x2 footprint is tough, unfortunately. Wrasses will have to be chosen carefully too. Meiacanthus blennies might be a (good?) substitute for a midwater plankton eating fish.
 

ca1ore

10K Club member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 28, 2014
Messages
13,803
Reaction score
19,657
Location
Stamford, CT
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Lyretails get pretty large. I don't have experience with bimacs. For some reason, I'm thinking @ca1ore likes them.
Yup, my favored pseudoanthias. Gets big though and needs more space even than the lyretail. I have, BTW, somewhat revised my long held negative opinion of the lyretail. Have a trio in my add on tank and so far so good.
 
Back
Top