Sunburst Anthias

[James983]

Whats the deal with these guys. I've had no luck with them and I am far from a newbie. I had one who started eating live brine and then one day he was gone. He's the only one in four tries. Any help would be appreciated because now I feel like I'm chasing the Holy Grail.

[CarlC]

If your talking about bimaculatus they suffer from poor collection methods. The best I have seen come from Tonga. Occasionally some nice ones come in from Bali.

Carl

[reeffreak2007]

I think James is talking about Serranocirrhitus latus commonly called Fathead or Sunburst anthias.My guess is what CarlC mentioned and replicating its diet.A person on another thread could never get his three to come out and eat.

[CarlC]

My wrong! I completely forgot about them.

They are usually collected near caves and deep crevices. Your chances might improve if you QT and acclimate under NO florescent lighting. For first foods I would try live brine nauplii.

The Divers Den offers pairs occasionally.

Carl

[James983]

Thanks, it is the Fathead I was referring to.

[Carrera07]

The ones that I've seen do well are usually in a tank without any aggressive feeders.

[James983]

My 4 tangs eat like sharks in a feeding frenzy. Maybe the Fathead is just not right for my setup.