Red saddled anthias

Jacek_P · Mar 9, 2023

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 · Mar 9, 2023

How big is your tank?

Jacek_P · Mar 10, 2023

MERKEY said:
How big is your tank?

100gallons

Tcook · Mar 10, 2023

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 · Mar 14, 2023

Tcook said:
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 · Jul 4, 2023

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 · Jul 4, 2023

Jacek_P said:
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