Anthias issues

[spscrackhead]

Lyretail anthias issues
I guess I'll dive straight into it.
So I ran my anthias through qt together for a month and put them n the tank. They have been in the tank for bout a month now. Early this week I started noticing that the biggest of three females was hiding more often than normal and looking a bit thin. I observed more aggression from the male towards her than normal. It looked like she scraped into a rock or something trying I run away and I lost her 2 days ago now.

Now I noticed my male hiding all the time, he looks beat up, and I am seeing severe aggression from the larger of the now 2 females towards him. He still comes out to eat occasionally.

Just wondering what I should do. I am considering attempting to remove him and placing him in the fuge. I don't really know what to do.
The tank is a 175 display.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Your females are transitioning into males. Not much you can do except removing the losers of the aggression and restock with smaller females.

 

[Bmartinez76]

Anthais wiped out my tank due to females becoming males and killing the others. Beautiful fish but I promised myself I wouldn't get them again.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Some species are worse than others. Squammipinnis are among the worst for intra-species aggression.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Some species are worse than others. Squammipinnis are among the worst for intra-species aggression.

What are some easier ones to keep?

 

[eatbreakfast]

What are some easier ones to keep?

I recommend a group of dispar or randalls. They are peaceful, social, and relatively hardy.