Fathead sunburst anthias

[PR_Reefers]

This week I was lucky enough to run by two of these Anthias at my LFS. I bought them both and I thought they'd pair up since one was fairly larger than the other... they hung out for a day or so but now they are on separate corners of my tank! I think I read somewhere they are solitary and somewhere else they do well in pairs if introduced together.....the point is I didn't find much info... sooo I wanted to see what other Fathead owners experience has been with these cool fish!!

 

[akabryanhall]

Just be patient with them if they are not fighting a lot. They very well may end up fast friends. If things start to get nasty between them, and stay that way, one of them has to go unfortunately!

 

[RogerWilco357]

nice would love to see the pics of the new fish ..what is the difference between the anthias and does the bighead anthias have a larger head? are they both female or can you tell at this point? thanks for the time
Roger

 

[akabryanhall]

Yeah I too would like to know what the differences are between a male and female anthias, or if you can even tell them apart.

 

[dougers31]

Nice fish! I just looked it up and got some hopefully helpful info for ya...
http://http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fatheadanthfaqs.htm

 

[PR_Reefers]

nice would love to see the pics of the new fish ..what is the difference between the anthias and does the bighead anthias have a larger head? are they both female or can you tell at this point? thanks for the time
Roger[/QUO

don't have any pics right now... but will try to get some soon... they are still too shy! The fathead anthias has a more rounded body... I read in an article that there is no known sexual dimorphism with coloration... except that the males tend to be larger!!

Yeah I too would like to know what the differences are between a male and female anthias, or if you can even tell them apart.

In this species apparently size and temperament is what we can use to distinguish them.

here is a link with some of the only info I found that was specific to this species
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issues/july2002/Fish.htm