Saltwater Fish of the Day: Lyretail Anthias

[revhtree]

Lyretail Anthias Scalefin Anthias, Jewel Anthias / Pseudanthias Squamipinnis

Male

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Female

Image via BillyC

SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pseudanthias Squamipinnis

COMMON NAME - Lyretail Anthias (Scalefin Anthias, Jewel Anthias)

SIZE - 4.7" ( 12 cm )

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 55 US Gal. (208 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Small pieces of marine meaty foods, Mysid shrimp, vitamin enriched Brine shrimp, frozen marine preparations (cyclops, small krill, zoo plankton) feed at least 2 times to 4 times a day.

REEF COMPATIBILITY - Yes.

CAPTIVE CARE - Can be kept in a group of one male and eight plus females if the tank is large enough (180 US Gal. (681 L), somewhat territorial and can be aggressive to peaceful tank mates including members of its own genus, In order to keep color bright a varied diet is needed.

 

[swannyson7]

One of the most resilient types of anthias available, paired with the same beauty and active personality that's characteristic of the species. A great addition to any tank!

 

[revhtree]

Beautiful photos bro!

 

[Bootstrap]

thinking i need some of these guys! really colorful

 

[joejoe1055]

i would like to try a anthias but i worry about the multiple feeding

 

[cdness]

I have 2 females, but was hoping they would change over like a clown. They are characters and grab people's attention in the tank.

 

[Blue face angel]

I have had 1 female for about a year . Bought 2 but 1 died. was curious about adding more . If so how many? Going in a 90 reef.

 

[Bootstrap]

I have a male on reserve

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[revsgirl]

Beautiful pics!!

 

[Bootstrap]

I picked mine up today

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[ritter6788]

i would like to try a anthias but i worry about the multiple feeding

Same here. I can only feed once per day.

 

[Lionfish Lair]

I'm going to be honest..... we fed ours once a day like the rest of the tank. She lived for 8 years before we killed her and a pipefish in an ant poison incident. She would eat mysis out of our hands. When she figured out the seahorse bowl, she would sit in the dish and wait for meal time.

Our blotched anthias trio also was only fed once a day. They went from this when I bought them

to being nice little fatties.....

Once a day feeding and they've been doing great for over 4 years.


I feed the Red Saddled Anthias more often as they are a small hyper little fish. She's also in with an OSFF, so she gets fed more due to the needs of the filefish. I guess she's about 5-ish now.

Because you can only fed once a day, IMO, it doesn't rule them out as being an appropriate tank mate. I just feed a super varied diet that includes shaved salmon, cod and ahi (basically any saltwater fare at the market). I dose vitamin C, keep an eye on freezer times, thaw properly and they've been doing great!

 

[Reef Rover]

I have four female Lyretails added recently and I think one is changing to a male. She is being mean. They are really beautiful fish. Trying the whole lights out thing to keep the tension down in the tank and let the two newer ones settle in.

 

[jedimasterben]

Peek-a-boo!

My favorite one. RIP

Eating.

A sub-male.

Beautiful, beautiful fish, one of my absolute favorites.

 

[Reef Fever]

Fighting anthias - YouTube

 

[Bootstrap]

Trying to get mine to eat.. Brine seems to be spit out

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[_Alex_]

Try cyclopeeze, Rotifers, maybe stuff mentioned in 8yr old anthias lol they seem to be getting a nice meal lol

 

[MIKE NY]

IMO one of the easiest Anthias to care for..here are mine..

 

[Alex27]

I love the lyretail anthias' , what I don't like is the fight that happens when a strong female tries to take over the males role. It's a bit sad to watch.

 

[Alex27]

Fighting anthias - YouTube

That looks like two females fighting to establish who will be the male.