Anthias lover's thread

[HudsonReefer2.0]

 

[pgravis]

They’re great fish. good luck with your next one. Personally I think a pair or trio would be even better.

I agree! A trio is the dream.

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

My Bimacs in happier times.

 

[MBruun]

I have used the frozen food dispenser from SmarterReefs for six months now, having Anthias, wrasses, chalk bars and pyramid fish etc.
Super equiptment for feeding different kind of food during the day. It actually changed the behavior of the fish to being more active and alert on getting food that drop down randomly as it thaws.
I feed different kind of frozen food and pellets

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[Tcook]

Two of the three pictilis anthias I just received.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Two of the three pictilis anthias I just received.

Beautiful fish! This thread has introduced me to so many anthias I didn't know existed!

 

[Mr_Knightley]

I'm getting a quintuplet of Huchtii anthias on the 3rd of this month, I ordered some about a year ago, but they sent me Ignituses instead and reimbursed me for the price difference. The ignituses were what turned me on the anthias, they were some of the only fish that have made eye contact with me! Sadly, they were also weak swimmers and ended up getting roasted by a nem after a week. The huchtii seem to be much heartier and thicker-bodied, and the nem is out of the tank now, so I'm crossing my fingers that these ones will work out!

 

[Tcook]

I'm getting a quintuplet of Huchtii anthias on the 3rd of this month, I ordered some about a year ago, but they sent me Ignituses instead and reimbursed me for the price difference. The ignituses were what turned me on the anthias, they were some of the only fish that have made eye contact with me! Sadly, they were also weak swimmers and ended up getting roasted by a nem after a week. The huchtii seem to be much heartier and thicker-bodied, and the nem is out of the tank now, so I'm crossing my fingers that these ones will work out!

Those will be nice. Looking forward to pictures.

 

[Zionas]

My favorite Anthias aren’t from the genus Pseudanthias (except the larger and slightly more solitary ones), but Odontanthias and Sacura I’m bigger fans of than the average Pseudanthias. In Pseudanthias my faves are Fasciatus (One Striped) and the Square Spots. I also like the Sunburst.

 

[Tcook]

All 3 out this morning. A few bites of fish eggs with Selcon and garlic.

 

[i cant think]

All 3 out this morning. A few bites of fish eggs with Selcon and garlic.

How many tanks do you have?! It’s like you never stop getting fish haha.

 

[Tcook]

How many tanks do you have?! It’s like you never stop getting fish haha.

Ha! I have an IM20 AIO observation tank and IM14 AIO QT tank in my office at work and a 120 gallon in wall at home. I need more and larger tanks. My wife disagrees.

 

[Zionas]

There is a pair of Odontanthias Unimaculatus up for sale on Marine Collectors for 10 grand..

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Got the fish in today! 1 sadly came in DOA, but I got a refund right away for both the fish & shipping, so I will order another one today. All of the fish were way bigger than I expected, and it looks like at least one of them is transitioning to male! Two of the four have eaten calanus, and three have shown interest in flake, so I'm excited to get these guys in the main display.

 

[Tcook]

Got the fish in today! 1 sadly came in DOA, but I got a refund right away for both the fish & shipping, so I will order another one today. All of the fish were way bigger than I expected, and it looks like at least one of them is transitioning to male! Two of the four have eaten calanus, and three have shown interest in flake, so I'm excited to get these guys in the main display.

Are you going to quarantine these fish?

 

[Nigel35]

Wonderful thread. Keep up the good work, this is a beautiful and unique species.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Are you going to quarantine these fish?

I'm going to do a round of SafetyStop (a dip series that Marc Levenson uses in his 400g, with no parasites introduced as of yet) tomorrow, but the water in the bags was cold so I didn't want to add to their stress too much. I'm kind of in an in-between state right now and I don't have the space to set up a full QT, so observation and dips are the best I can do right now. They've served me well so far!

 

[Zionas]

I really like Odontanthias and Sacura and the Sunbursts. They’re not your average Anthias, and individual specimens are arguably more stunning than many of your shoaling species.

 

[Tcook]

I'm going to do a round of SafetyStop (a dip series that Marc Levenson uses in his 400g, with no parasites introduced as of yet) tomorrow, but the water in the bags was cold so I didn't want to add to their stress too much. I'm kind of in an in-between state right now and I don't have the space to set up a full QT, so observation and dips are the best I can do right now. They've served me well so far!

Sounds good. Definitely don't want to add stress. Mine came pretty cold as well.

 

[Tcook]

Two of my pictilis died. They never ate or showed interest. The third one is eating some eggs and calanus. Hopefully gets more aggressive about eating. Reef Pro is sending replacements. A stand up company.