Anthias Photo Library - Page 6

Gary Majchrzak · #**126** 09/15/2007, 09:12 AM

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Originally posted by bayreef
so please tell me why not many people seem to have pink squares are they not as rare or what? sorry i am new to this type

IME the most common Anthias to see in the trade are Lyretails or Squarespots. Both of these species get fairly large and feedings can significantly raise DOC's in any aquarium.
It's been a long time since I've had Lyretails and Squarespots, but I'd have to agree with SDguy's ID on these Anthias.

female Lyretail (foregound) and female Squarespot behind it

CKreef · #**127** 09/15/2007, 09:34 AM

What can I mix with Tiger Queen Anthias? Any other anthias that will encourage them to come out more? Thanks Chris

Gary Majchrzak · #**128** 09/15/2007, 10:10 AM

IME Tiger Queens are quite easily intimidated by any boisterous fishes. I wasn't successful with them.

32flavors · #**129** 09/15/2007, 03:15 PM

"Lyretails are notoriously"

ooops, meant to say "ARE'NT"... sorry!

CarlC · #**130** 09/15/2007, 09:00 PM

Lot ands lots of differance's. Squarespot females- bright yellow with a blue or purple border anal fin, extended lower lip, bright yellow dorsal, and a V shaped dorsal and as adults MUCH larger. Depending on locale the bady color towards the front can be reddish and have a red head along with the yellow scales bordered in red. Males show great variation from differant locales and even within the same population. Kuiter mentions that it cross's with bimaculatus.

I think they will outgrow the 80. Six inch's is about the average I have seen females but the largest I have seen was closer to 7". She was darker in color so I suspect it was changing to male. In bright SPS tanks you probably won't see them as often as the lyretail female. Like Peter said they are often collected from deeper water.

Carl

CarlC · #**131** 09/15/2007, 09:06 PM

There aren't many anthias that are going to get your lori's feeding. As I suggested to you they need to be well acclimated with a long QT. Once they have been brought back to healthy and well fed they will acclimate to the tank easier.

They are by no means a good species for a first anthias Imo.

Carl

wcpeixoto · #**132** 10/18/2007, 02:19 PM

eagleONE · #**133** 10/18/2007, 04:54 PM

whoa.

very cool picture!

Coderabit2 · #**134** 10/19/2007, 12:28 AM

Very nice wp! What camera did you use to take that?

wcpeixoto · #**135** 10/19/2007, 05:34 AM

Tks! I used a Canon Rebel Xti with Canon 100mm macro lenses. And a bit of lucky and hundreds of wasted pictures...

Stilgore · #**136** 10/19/2007, 07:50 AM

Here are a couple of pictures of my recently acquired Tukas. There are 8 in all and I havent lost one since I purchased them a week ago. They are eating well and currently don't have any real aggressors to mess with them.

Any advice on keeping them around as long as possible would be appreciated. These are my first Anthias

Stil

Wrench · #**137** 10/19/2007, 08:51 AM

Here are mine. I've got a shoal of 5 Lyretails although there are only 4 in the pic

Coderabit2 · #**138** 10/19/2007, 01:16 PM

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Originally posted by wcpeixoto
Tks! I used a Canon Rebel Xti with Canon 100mm macro lenses. And a bit of lucky and hundreds of wasted pictures...

Very nice. Just be thankful we can just delete pictures nowadays

.

lilchris · #**139** 10/19/2007, 07:26 PM

Here is my male Lyrentail

FER2006 · #**140** 10/19/2007, 09:08 PM

I have one Tuka anthias, I would like to add more tuka, or 3 Sunburst, are they going to be good?

FER

achillesheel · #**141** 10/20/2007, 03:17 PM

sunburst don't schoal but they are one of the most beautiful anthias out there.

32flavors · #**142** 10/20/2007, 03:25 PM

Actually, IME, Sunbursts do shoal -- but not out in the open. They "cliff hangers," so to speak. They'll hang with their own kind but usually in a protected reef overhang.

invincible569 · #**143** 12/01/2007, 08:40 PM

My Pictilis Trio:

SDguy · #**144** 12/01/2007, 10:45 PM

Nice picti's! The ones I saw at the Georgia Aquarium were HUGE!!!!

chase33 · #**145** 12/01/2007, 10:46 PM

Those are awesome Invincible.

poknsnok · #**146** 12/24/2007, 07:49 AM

If I put 6 fasciatus in a 24" deep 240 sps tank will it be too bright for them??

CarlC · #**147** 12/24/2007, 06:11 PM

They will get used to the light over time. I think Copps has a group of them in one of his tanks that is fairly stocked with SPS corals.

Carl

copps · #**148** 12/25/2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally posted by poknsnok
If I put 6 fasciatus in a 24" deep 240 sps tank will it be too bright for them??

I've had fasciatus now for I think about a year and they are bulletproof... they adapt very well as long as they don't have any decompression related illnesses... they are becoming more and more available from different wholesalers and the price has dropped a bit too. A beautiful and unique anthias... the bright lights don't phase them after they adapt... Here's a shot... a beautiful lyretail they have too...

kilmca · #**149** 12/25/2007, 12:56 AM

ReefWreak · #**150** 12/25/2007, 02:17 PM

One of my favorite fish (I like most of my fish), one of the two Dispar anthais in my 120g.