Loss of male anthias Q?

[authentic]

I had 3 female and one male lyretail anthias for a year.found the male this morning(after noticing it was MIA for a few days)or what was left of him.One of the females has gotten pretty big,is it likely that a dominance struggle could have caused the death?the only other thing i can think is maybe it was attacked in its sleep by my sea star or something else.

 

[eatbreakfast]

The female saw an opportunity to usurp the male and become the dominant anthias. This is pretty common with lyretails.

 

[Empress]

I was going to get a Lyretail. But what's the point if they're going to kill each other off? Will that female turn into a male now?

 

[eatbreakfast]

I was going to get a Lyretail. But what's the point if they're going to kill each other off? Will that female turn into a male now?

Yes, she will continue to transition.

 

[Empress]

So if I get just one male and one female will the female kill him?

 

[eatbreakfast]

So if I get just one male and one female will the female kill him?

Possibly, or possibly the male will kill the female. A larger group diffuses aggression. Getting a group of females allows them to determine the hierarchy as well.

 

[authentic]

my male was a beutiful fish,,,kind of sad to see him go ,but it will be interesting to see the female transition

 

[Empress]

Ok So now I'm down to just one male. Would one male be ok by himself or will he commit suicide? We're talking about the Lyretail.

 

[eatbreakfast]

One male should be fine.

 

[Empress]

One male should be fine.

LOL [emoji28]