After spending $100 on a variety of foods, the male anthias decided to start eating (before the new food ever arrived). I was confident he would start eating, but I would have felt terrible if I didn't try live pods and other frozen foods. Turns out I didn't have to, but they'll get a nice variety going forward.
Everyone is eating aggressively and looks to have settled in nicely. I've got a large order being quarantined by Dr. Reef: yellow tang, hippo tang, blonde naso tang, a magnificent foxface, a yellow "coris" wrasse, exquisite wrasse, and, yes, a moorish idol. Wish me luck! I've got plenty of bacteria on hand, but I will also have another few weeks to continue maturing the tank before their arrival!
Although I wasn't going to add all of these fish at once, I want to cut back on aggression, and I want to limit the number of changes and stressful events moving forward. I didn't like the idea of adding new inhabitants every couple of weeks over a few months. If I can keep the water chemistry in check, this should provide more harmony between each of the fish.
