Red saddled anthias

[Jacek_P]

Hi guys!
Does any of you have any luck with school of red saddled anthias?
I bought 20 in total and they are eating very well. I feed them 6 times a day with mix of frozen food and 4 times with pellets which they start to eat. My water parameters are stable and good. Despite all that they persih one by one. I see no signs of aggresion between the individuals. Even today I saw that within a couple of hours another one just moved away from the school to the corner of my tank, then he laid at the bottom and died. I really have no idea what's going on. Other fish and inverts are doing great.
Any ideas, experiences?

 

[MERKEY]

How big is your tank?

 

[Jacek_P]

How big is your tank?

100gallons

 

[Tcook]

How long have you had the anthias? Were they quarantined? How old is the tank? I assume they were all added at once with the corresponding feedings. Did you check ammonia levels? Are there other fish in the tank?

 

[Jacek_P]

Did you check ammonia levels?

Problem solved! Thank you Tcook. I unfortunatelly didn't predicted that adding so may fish at once with accordingly increasd feeding ratio will unbalance the nutrients.
I decreased the food amount and the anthias that are left looks pretty good now.
Thanks again!

 

[Tchung23]

I got three not too long ago. All happy and eating. I’ll let you know how long they last. Currently no major aggression towards each other.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hi guys!
Does any of you have any luck with school of red saddled anthias?
I bought 20 in total and they are eating very well. I feed them 6 times a day with mix of frozen food and 4 times with pellets which they start to eat. My water parameters are stable and good. Despite all that they persih one by one. I see no signs of aggresion between the individuals. Even today I saw that within a couple of hours another one just moved away from the school to the corner of my tank, then he laid at the bottom and died. I really have no idea what's going on. Other fish and inverts are doing great.
Any ideas, experiences?

I had a single one along with other such as disbar, lyretail and bimaculatus. It is very peaceful. I know they get to 4", mine was 3 and are hardy eaters