Single Anthias?

[danenelsen]

Hello everyone! I'm looking into adding an Anthias to my aquarium, specifically a female lyretail, and was wondering if she could be housed alone. Or would it be necessary to have a group?

 

[Troylee]

They do better in groups but a single isn’t a problem..

 

[BrokenReefer]

How do you know she's single?
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Odd number groups is what I have been told for Anthias, if you can get a male and some females that's usually best. That said, a single doesn't seem like a problem.

 

[nereefpat]

Single lyre tail is just fine

 

[danenelsen]

Also, is there a difference between the Fijian and the Asian types?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello everyone! I'm looking into adding an Anthias to my aquarium, specifically a female lyretail, and was wondering if she could be housed alone. Or would it be necessary to have a group?

One is fine. You want 1-3-5 and so forth and best is one male and rest females. I started with one, went to 6 and now 5