Evansi Anthias

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So thinking of getting a school of Evansi Anthias and trying to figure out the multiple feedings required. Is there not any temperature controlled auto feeders for things like brine or mysis shrimp? Not a fan of dried food

 

[Uncle99]

I’ve had my Anthais for years and feed twice only per day.
They feed with everyone else, no special treatment.

 

[crazyfishmom]

I’ve had my Anthais for years and feed twice only per day.
They feed with everyone else, no special treatment.

Is there anything special you do for them? I just bought a small school of 6 and would love to hear from someone with first hand experience with them before they arrive next week. I have lots of tangs in the tank so I worry about them being super shy.

 

[Reefer Dan]

@crazyfishmom Just as a heads up if you are in the USA, Evansi anthias are pretty hard to find healthy from the start. It took me about 2-3 months to source mine. Many places I reached out to refuse to carry them because it’s common for them to die before being weened onto aquarium food. I ordered 3 and ended up with 1 (after the place I ordered from lost several due to this issue, then you have things like uronema to worry about). Not crazy pricey, but decently pricey fish.

Amazing and gorgeous fish, and I wish I had more, but I wanted to make sure you knew what you were getting into.

To answer your question, look into the avast marine plank auto feeder. This thing has been awesome and my 4 Anthias (2 Dispar, 1 Evansi, 1 sunburst) do great with it. This is a “luxury” auto feeder, but my personal opinion is it's the perfect fit for Anthias owners. It feeds and rehydrates freeze dried food. I didn’t know if you were counting freeze dried in the category of “dried food” or referring to pellets and flakes

Mine hid for maybe 1.5 weeks before coming out. They were more brave when there was more than one though.

 

[crazyfishmom]

@crazyfishmom Just as a heads up if you are in the USA, Evansi anthias are pretty hard to find healthy from the start. It took me about 2-3 months to source mine. Many places I reached out to refuse to carry them because it’s common for them to die before being weened onto aquarium food. I ordered 3 and ended up with 1 (after the place I ordered from lost several due to this issue, then you have things like uronema to worry about). Not crazy pricey, but decently pricey fish.

Amazing and gorgeous fish, and I wish I had more, but I wanted to make sure you knew what you were getting into.

To answer your question, look into the avast marine plank auto feeder. This thing has been awesome and my 4 Anthias (2 Dispar, 1 Evansi, 1 sunburst) do great with it. This is a “luxury” auto feeder, but my personal opinion is it's the perfect fit for Anthias owners. It feeds and rehydrates freeze dried food. I didn’t know if you were counting freeze dried in the category of “dried food” or referring to pellets and flakes

Mine hid for maybe 1.5 weeks before coming out. They were more brave when there was more than one though.

This is incredibly helpful. Thank you.

This seller has about 300 of them that have made it through quarantine. It’s my first time purchasing from him but he has great reviews on Facebook so I’m going to try. If all goes well I’ll come back in and let you know. I’ll go ahead and look into the feeder. Thank you for the recommendation. I’ve had bad luck with feeders in the past but those were pellet based ones. I definitely want to stay away from pellets if possible.

 

[Dave-T]

Can I ask who the seller is?

 

[crazyfishmom]

Can I ask who the seller is?

His name is Duke Nguyen, Ocean Garden Reef on FB.

 

[Dave-T]

Thanks!

 

[Uncle99]

Is there anything special you do for them? I just bought a small school of 6 and would love to hear from someone with first hand experience with them before they arrive next week. I have lots of tangs in the tank so I worry about them being super shy.

No special treatment whatsoever
Feed twice per day with everyone else

 

[WestchesterReefing]

i feed anthias DR. Bassleers food, it is very fine and they love it

 

[Jason Coy]

How are the Anthias doing? Do you have an update?

 

[Reefer Dan]

How are the Anthias doing? Do you have an update?

I’m not sure whom you were asking but all of mine ended up dieing from uronema. I’m planning to try again soon though.

 

[Jason Coy]

I’m not sure whom you were asking but all of mine ended up dieing from uronema. I’m planning to try again soon though.

Sorry to hear that

 

[crazyfishmom]

Also not sure who you were asking. Mine were doing amazingly well for the past few months. I had 4 of the 6 evansi that made it. One of the initial 6 jumped and one just never ate after shipping. I also added 7 Lyretails and 1 square back. They all did wonderful. Three weeks or so ago I noticed that a couple of my fish were acting off; I think I introduced velvet into the tank somehow. I’ve lost all the anthias in that time span. Currently treating the surviving fish. This hobby can be brutal sometimes. I still highly recommend the vendor. The fish were super healthy for months in my tank and all doing well. When I get anthias again, I will get them from him.

 

[Jason Coy]

Also not sure who you were asking. Mine were doing amazingly well for the past few months. I had 4 of the 6 evansi that made it. One of the initial 6 jumped and one just never ate after shipping. I also added 7 Lyretails and 1 square back. They all did wonderful. Three weeks or so ago I noticed that a couple of my fish were acting off; I think I introduced velvet into the tank somehow. I’ve lost all the anthias in that time span. Currently treating the surviving fish. This hobby can be brutal sometimes. I still highly recommend the vendor. The fish were super healthy for months in my tank and all doing well. When I get anthias again, I will get them from him.

Sorry to hear you lost your Anthias. I guess I should of been more specific. I was asking you but its good to hear from all. Blue zoo has some for sale so I was trying to research them some and came across this thread.

 

[Reefer Dan]

Sorry to hear you lost your Anthias. I guess I should have been more specific. I was asking you but its good to hear from all. Blue zoo has some for sale so I was trying to research them some and came across this thread.

Don’t know if it’s true or not, but from what I’ve read the ones from Africa tend to do a little better. They still seem pretty hard to come by in general every time I’ve looked.

 

[Jason Coy]

Don’t know if it’s true or not, but from what I’ve read the ones from Africa tend to do a little better. They still seem pretty hard to come by in general every time I’ve looked.

Thanks for the info