Marine species profile

[Rastapus]

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[Gmgq]

Beautiful fish. However, I've bought 2 from IPU in the past few months (first one died, then I went back and got another), and both didn't last long.

Each time I got one, it was shy for a day or two, then started coming out. But they didn't like anything I fed them. They'd taste some mysis, then spit it back out. Same with brine shrimp, pellets, krill, anything. I think they eventually starved, so I was pretty disappointed

[Rastapus]

Gmgq,
Anthias are a schooling fish so they do not adjust to an aquarium as well when they are solitary. What size is your aquarium? These Anthias being net caught are very hardy, our success with them is very high.

[arash53]

You need to feed them several times a day, they eat a lot, and always hungry

[Algae Beater]

they have a very short digestive track, so constant feeding of mysis or other meaty planktonic foods is a must. In a four foot tank 1 male and 4-6 females is ideal. In a six foot tank you may double the group size.

when they mature and are in good shape they may spawn nightly in the aquarium (glass top !!!) as their splashing and jumping can sometimes lead to carpet surfing

if your male ever dies, the most dominant female will undergo a change of sex and assume his role.

[mcrocker]

they have a very short digestive track, so constant feeding of mysis or other meaty planktonic foods is a must. In a four foot tank 1 male and 4-6 females is ideal. In a six foot tank you may double the group size.

when they mature and are in good shape they may spawn nightly in the aquarium (glass top !!!) as their splashing and jumping can sometimes lead to carpet surfing

if your male ever dies, the most dominant female will undergo a change of sex and assume his role.

That's amazing, I have never heard of a hermaphrodite fish like that. After googling it, I see there are some other reef fish that do a similar thing. Very cool, I learned something today...

[BelieveInBlue]

That's amazing, I have never heard of a hermaphrodite fish like that. After googling it, I see there are some other reef fish that do a similar thing. Very cool, I learned something today...

Clownfishes and damselfishes are protandrous hermaphrodites, and change from male to female, although they form pairs, and not harems. Dwarf angels (not sure about non-dwarf angels), some wrasses, and anthias are protogynous hermaphrodites, so they change from female to male, and usually form harems.