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scuba connor 11/28/2007 10:39 PM

Anthias
 
hey i have a 65 and have a small pair of perculas and two 1" chromis in my tank. i want to put some anthias in there how many would you say and what tipe do you like?
and not DISPARS i had two of them once and they whent in my tank and perched them selvs on a rock and starved them selfs to death!! lol

BangkokMatt 11/28/2007 11:22 PM

Dispars are a fairly hardy species as anthias go. IMO only Lyretails are hardier but not by much. 65g is a bit small for anthias. I would recommend 90g or more due to their natural movements.
If you do get some try 1M and 1or 2 F.

stevensun 11/29/2007 01:29 AM

Anthias are pretty sensitive to water quality and prone to bacteria infection. I have some lyretails and I'd say they are pretty hardy. However the male is kinda aggresive...

Tate 11/29/2007 09:15 PM

I have a tricolor (kashiwae) in my 55g and he does great. Eats everything, very hardy. I hear that Bartett's are also good for our size tanks.

SDguy 11/30/2007 01:46 PM

I'd really have to disagree about dispars being hardy, both from personal experience to what I've heard from fellow reefers.

Stick to lyretails, bartlett, redbar....

craiglanda 11/30/2007 03:08 PM

I have 3 bartletts and they are all doing great! they eat well and very active. My mystery wrasse even joins in their school wishing he was an anthia LOL

falconut 11/30/2007 07:10 PM

Maybe try a single Lyretail. I started out with a single male and he did great for over a year (with only 1 larger feeding per day) until my power went out for 12+ hours. I now have two females and they have been doing fine for about 1-1/2 years. The larger female does occationally bully the smaller one, so you'd probably be better with just one. HTH


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