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I picked up a pair of tuka's today. My LFS said they were the easiest anthias to keep (kidding of course, I'm well aware of the difficulty). I wanted to start a thread to document my experience.
I know the chance of success is super low, but I've got a few things going in my favor.
1. My tank was started with real ocean rock and is swarming with microfauna day and night.
2. The only other fish in the tank is a lawnmower blenny, so they won't be bullied.
3. I work from home, so can feed hourly to start.
4. They are the biggest, fattest Tuka's I've seen. The male is 4"+ and almost an inch thick. The female is 3"
5. They were eating PE Calanus at the store, and showed a mild feeding response to PE mysis.
6. My tank runs around 74 degrees.
Maybe I'm trying to justify an asinine decision and I realize I'm likely to fail, but I've always wanted to try. I've successfully kept a number of other anthias species but never one this difficult. Im considering adding a small group of P. dispar soon to give them company and in an attempt to strengthen their feeding response.
I know the chance of success is super low, but I've got a few things going in my favor.
1. My tank was started with real ocean rock and is swarming with microfauna day and night.
2. The only other fish in the tank is a lawnmower blenny, so they won't be bullied.
3. I work from home, so can feed hourly to start.
4. They are the biggest, fattest Tuka's I've seen. The male is 4"+ and almost an inch thick. The female is 3"
5. They were eating PE Calanus at the store, and showed a mild feeding response to PE mysis.
6. My tank runs around 74 degrees.
Maybe I'm trying to justify an asinine decision and I realize I'm likely to fail, but I've always wanted to try. I've successfully kept a number of other anthias species but never one this difficult. Im considering adding a small group of P. dispar soon to give them company and in an attempt to strengthen their feeding response.