Anthias

[StealthLabs]

I want to know your experience keeping Anthias. What species? How often were you feeding? Did they intentionally kill each other off?

 

[becca10]

I have a 150 gal and 210 gal, both with Anthias. I think there are a lot of factors involved, mostly getting healthy ones in that will eat. Once that is going, they are pretty much good to go. I have 2 stocky and 3 Hutchii in the 210. One of the stockys turned male. The Hutchi are still too young to know. In the 150 I have 3 lyre tail, and 3 carberryi. One of each has turned male. I feed multiple times a day, flake and pellet in an auto feeder and frozen in the evening. They also nibble at the nori for my bristle tooth tang. When I start out, I get all female, so there is less stress in the beginning to get them acclimated to the tank. I also try to get odd numbers.

 

[Bartanto]

1M, 2F Bimacs from Dr. Reef. Feeder w/ TDO, Hikari and reef jerky clacks off 5x daily + daily nori sheet and frozen cube. They are happy campers, no killing.

 

[StealthLabs]

I have a 150 gal and 210 gal, both with Anthias. I think there are a lot of factors involved, mostly getting healthy ones in that will eat. Once that is going, they are pretty much good to go. I have 2 stocky and 3 Hutchii in the 210. One of the stockys turned male. The Hutchi are still too young to know. In the 150 I have 3 lyre tail, and 3 carberryi. One of each has turned male. I feed multiple times a day, flake and pellet in an auto feeder and frozen in the evening. They also nibble at the nori for my bristle tooth tang. When I start out, I get all female, so there is less stress in the beginning to get them acclimated to the tank. I also try to get odd numbers.

Awesome! Thanks for your input.

 

[StealthLabs]

1M, 2F Bimacs from Dr. Reef. Feeder w/ TDO, Hikari and reef jerky clacks off 5x daily + daily nori sheet and frozen cube. They are happy campers, no killing.

That’s a beaut! Thanks for sharing.

 

[StealthLabs]

I have a 150 gal and 210 gal, both with Anthias. I think there are a lot of factors involved, mostly getting healthy ones in that will eat. Once that is going, they are pretty much good to go. I have 2 stocky and 3 Hutchii in the 210. One of the stockys turned male. The Hutchi are still too young to know. In the 150 I have 3 lyre tail, and 3 carberryi. One of each has turned male. I feed multiple times a day, flake and pellet in an auto feeder and frozen in the evening. They also nibble at the nori for my bristle tooth tang. When I start out, I get all female, so there is less stress in the beginning to get them acclimated to the tank. I also try to get odd numbers.

If you have any pics, please post them.

 

[becca10]

The 210

 

[becca10]

the 150 with all combined before the 210 set up

 

[FishTruck]

My longest run was with a mixed group of bimacs and squaresides, about five each, in a 12 foot display. One male died of a tumor, and a female transformed to take it's place. They ate small pellets, which I ran four times daily from two different feeders as well as frozen foods and flake. After 2.5 years, the females started to individually hide, eat less, and eventually dwindled until just the males were left, and by year 3... all gone.

Perhaps, a higher quality diet might have helped them live longer... but I think 3 years is pretty typical.

I saw no evidence of them killing each other off - but the males remained robust and interested in herding the females even while the females were sort of wasting away. There was plenty of room for the females to find a resting spot and food.