• Welcome back Guest!

    MARSH is a private reefing group. Comments and suggestions are encouraged, but please keep them positive and constructive. Negative threads, posts, or attacks will be removed from view and reviewed by the staff. Continually disruptive, argumentative, or flagrant rule breakers may be suspended or banned.

Long term survivability of Dispar Anthias (1 Viewer)

Users who are viewing this thread

TX_Punisher

Supporting Member
Joined
Jan 12, 2013
Messages
669
Reaction score
514
Location
South Houston
1-2 years more minimum.

Ive had bartletts in the past as a pair in my 60. On went carpet surfing and one held up for a year befr E I took the tank down.

Id like to have 8+ in the new 180 I'm setting up. Of course I'll start out with all females. However, I have read that in a group the weakest will often be picked on and or a new male will appear and the school can slowly be widdled down.

Ive also read Anthias can often come with internal parasites. I'll be using the ttt method. Would praziquental or something else be advised to treat with? I plan to feed several times a day trying to mimic Anthias feeding from passing current.

So, who here has kept groups of Anthias for 2+ years successfully? Feel free to share what worked for you as well.

Thanks for for any advise.
 

webster1234

Supporting Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2012
Messages
1,456
Reaction score
669
Location
Pearland
I've kept some for 2 years, but not successfully as a large harem. My experience was exactly as you described. The group was slowly whittled down to two, one at a time. In my case, I started with 13. Over a couple years, ended up with 2. Still have those two. Mine are Ignitus, which are like the Dispar.
 

Birdman

Guest
Joined
Jun 1, 2013
Messages
149
Reaction score
35
Location
ALVIN
I have had good luck with the lyre tails started with 8 and have 6 now for at least 2 years.
 

Birdman

Guest
Joined
Jun 1, 2013
Messages
149
Reaction score
35
Location
ALVIN
220 gallon. 1 male the rest were females had 1 female turn male so had 2 males till 1 of them finally won.the other female don't no what happen. 6 left now they are doing great.1male 5 females.
 
OP
OP
T

TX_Punisher

Supporting Member
Joined
Jan 12, 2013
Messages
669
Reaction score
514
Location
South Houston
In my research itr seems the problem arises when more than one male appears. Perhaps, if possible, if a second male appears trapping and catching him in exchange for another female may keep the harem survivability higher.

As as we all know, catching fish in a tank isn't always easy
 

webster1234

Supporting Member
Joined
Jun 29, 2012
Messages
1,456
Reaction score
669
Location
Pearland
Can't say I've ever seen an anthias go in a trap. Your best bet imo is to get no more than 5 females. Let the dominant one turn into a male. Then IF....he can control the remaining 4 females, maybe no more will change. Trying to control too many women isn't just a problem for us humans...lol
 
OP
OP
T

TX_Punisher

Supporting Member
Joined
Jan 12, 2013
Messages
669
Reaction score
514
Location
South Houston
Can't say I've ever seen an anthias go in a trap. Your best bet imo is to get no more than 5 females. Let the dominant one turn into a male. Then IF....he can control the remaining 4 females, maybe no more will change. Trying to control too many women isn't just a problem for us humans...lol

5 was what I was thinking.

Pimpin aint easy.
 
OP
OP
T

TX_Punisher

Supporting Member
Joined
Jan 12, 2013
Messages
669
Reaction score
514
Location
South Houston
Well I thought I’d being this back up since my tank is almost 2 yrs old.

What I have now and have had after some recent additions anthias wise:

-3 female lyretails
-1 male lyretail
-1 sunburst anthias (May add 2 more)
-3 Bartlets

All getting along. Saw some carberri (I think) at adg off the beltway in Pearland the other day and loved those. May have to add a trio of those.
 
Top