Do you have a happy Pink Square Anthias right now?

[nitschke65]

I've been wading through all of the posts that come up when I search for "pink square" but can't seem to find anyone who's keeping this fish successfully. I'm trying to work out a stock list for the 75 I have in the works, and just had my first face to face with this awesome looking guy at the lfs. If you're keeping a male, with or without females in the tank, please respond.

 

[dreamweaver]

Could you perhaps mean a Squarespot Anthias? If so, you will find threads under search on this site.... (I don't have any experience with Anthias at all... Sorry!)

 

[life~reefer]

Originally Posted by nitschke65
http:///forum/post/2946007
I've been wading through all of the posts that come up when I search for "pink square" but can't seem to find anyone who's keeping this fish successfully. I'm trying to work out a stock list for the 75 I have in the works, and just had my first face to face with this awesome looking guy at the lfs. If you're keeping a male, with or without females in the tank, please respond.
Hey have you found an answer to this? I wanted A single pink square for my 75 and have not found answers???

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by nitschke65
http:///forum/post/2946007
I've been wading through all of the posts that come up when I search for "pink square" but can't seem to find anyone who's keeping this fish successfully. I'm trying to work out a stock list for the 75 I have in the works, and just had my first face to face with this awesome looking guy at the lfs. If you're keeping a male, with or without females in the tank, please respond.
I think you mean Pseudoanthias pleurotaenia. If you Google, using the scientific name will usually get more results. I kept a trio for a while and gave them to a friend after one female jumped out. They are tough to acclimate, IMO, because they come from quite deep water. This also makes them sensitive to the brighter lights in most tanks. Their colors are known to fade over time, mine did. They are also bigger and tougher to feed ( need bigger food) than most anthias. IMO, a 75 would be too small for a single male and much too small for a pair or trio. BTW, how can you tell if a fish is "happy"?

 

[life~reefer]

Originally Posted by srfisher17
http:///forum/post/2949909
I think you mean Pseudoanthias pleurotaenia. If you Google, using the scientific name will usually get more results. I kept a trio for a while and gave them to a friend after one female jumped out. They are tough to acclimate, IMO, because they come from quite deep water. This also makes them sensitive to the brighter lights in most tanks. Their colors are known to fade over time, mine did. They are also bigger and tougher to feed ( need bigger food) than most anthias. IMO, a 75 would be too small for a single male and much too small for a pair or trio.
Even though this is not my thread hanks for the opinion!

 

[markeo99]

I have had a single female for a little over a year in a 125 with several other fish.peacfull likes to eat a couple times a day but in a muture tank they hunt.
make sure it is eating cause my male died when I got them cause he would not eat. mine is around 4"

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by markeo99
http:///forum/post/2950698
I have had a single female for a little over a year in a 125 with several other fish.peacfull likes to eat a couple times a day but in a muture tank they hunt.
make sure it is eating cause my male died when I got them cause he would not eat. mine is around 4"
I had a real tough time getting mine to eat too and thought I was going to lose the male in QT. He finally ate some baby guppies. These guys are bigger, and need bigger foods than most anthias.

 

[stars4105811]

I had one for about 6 months. He was doing great, but then I got a round of Ich and he was the first to die.

 

[nitschke65]

Originally Posted by srfisher17
http:///forum/post/2949909
BTW, how can you tell if a fish is "happy"?
Wow, thanks for finding my thread, srfisher, I appreciate the advice. I find that google searches turn up a lot of dry, detached, text-book descriptions that simply repeat the same info for tank size and other requirements. I wanted an honest opinion from someone who'd actually had on in their own tank; and by "happy," I guess I mean three things... eating, disease free, and peaceful. Thanks again!

 

[florida joe]

I put a call in to a friend of mine who I thought had one. He said the Pseudanthias pleurotaenia is called among hobbyist the Square spot wreckfish.
He said it is hard to get a small one because they are found at very deep depths, over 500 feet and suppliers usually get adults Also they (in his opinion need large volume tanks (100g plus). And as mr. T said they are a bitch to get to eat