Opinions on Purple Queen Anthias?

amphitrite

amphitrite

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My tank is finalized stabilized and the hair algae controlled. WHEW! I have a 72 gal with live rock, urchin, starfish, shrimp/crabs/snails, 2 yellow damsels, blue damsel, sm coral beauty, and 2 soft corals. I would like to add a little more. I saw a purple queen anthia but am not too familiar with them. Would this be a good fit?
Also any other semi-hardy fish that are colorful and not too aggressive that any one recommends?
Thanks!!
 
teen

teen

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stay away from the purple queens. they're extremley hard to get to eat and they're very shy fish. better off in a deep tank with lower lighting. i just recently lost mine. had her for over a month and a half and she just died out of nowhere. she was living in my refugium, i never saw her eat, but i assume she was eating a little oif something to have lived that long.
go with something like dispar anthias if you are looking for an anthias. you can get a male and 2 females, that should be no problem in a 72g. there perfect reef fish. heres a pic of my dispar
 
teen

teen

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they get a bit bigger than the dispars and purple queens. ive never kept one, but ive heard they're a relatively hardy species.
 
mx#28

mx#28

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Originally Posted by NEreef
http:///forum/post/2506299
do dispars not need to be fed as often?
In my opinion, all of the Anthias sp. should have at least 3-4 feedings per day - dispars included. Pseudanthias squampinnis (lyretail anthias) is likely the hardiest of the genus and might get by on 1 or 2 feedings.
 
apos

apos

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Athias are known as an advanced fish for a reason. They have very high feeding requirements and you have to seriously think hard about whether you will be able to keep up with their needs.
 
teen

teen

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Originally Posted by NEreef
http:///forum/post/2506299
do dispars not need to be fed as often?
depends on the tank IMO. i only feed mine once a day. usually a mix between flake, krill, or fresh seafood of some type.
 
mx#28

mx#28

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Originally Posted by teen
http:///forum/post/2507796
about 4 months.
No offense meant, but I don't think that's enough time to claim success with only one feeding per day with the dispar or most any other anthias. It's very common for them to slowly waste away over 6 months to a year or so.
 
teen

teen

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i can guarantee he is just as healthy as any other anthias you'll see. i dont need to claim success. its not like im experimenting with him to see if hed live X amount of time with only one feeding a day. he gets fed a more than adequate amount of food every day and hes doing great. thats it. im sure he'll live just as long as any other fish of his type will. it is what it is.
 
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