Alternative way of feeding anthias

[ckwhon]

issit possible to rear anthias without having a refugium???

[ckwhon]

from what i read in articles that anthias need food from refugium.... any idea??

[Achilles Tang]

Tick tock.

[sunny03]

yellow card coming

[AlfaRomeo]

Bro, rear or keep? To keep anthias, can feed with cyclopeeze and other similar stuff. Have seen a few bros here feeding them with those foods and all seems ok. Regards..

[ckwhon]

first... thanks for ur reply even though i got a TICK TOCK... so cyclopeeze is some sort of SHRIMP ?? correct?? issit the fresh stuff or is sold in bottle like pallet food...?? currently i do not have a refugium but from what i read these fishes got their food from refugium....

hope my question makes sense....

[Achilles Tang]

Hi Ckwhon,

Changing your title now from 'Anthia' to 'Alternative way of feeding anthias without refugium'.

Thank you for your co-operation and understanding.

AT

[hippo]

first... thanks for ur reply even though i got a TICK TOCK... so cyclopeeze is some sort of SHRIMP ?? correct?? issit the fresh stuff or is sold in bottle like pallet food...?? currently i do not have a refugium but from what i read these fishes got their food from refugium....

hope my question makes sense....

I keep anthias (currenlty got dispar and barlett's) and also got a refugium. But refugium is not merely meant for anthias and other fishes for source of food and nutrient.

Is a refuge for copepods to breed, macroalgaes to grow which helps to reduce phosphate and nitrates.

IMO, is not a must to have a refugium, in order to keep anthias.

I fed anthias with cyclopeeze and mysis shrimp 1-3 times daily with very small portions. They are hearty eater.

[ah^siao]

they eat alot.. i feed mine with a mixture of BS and MS..

[ckwhon]

so where can i purchase the food for anthias??? just any LFS will do?? or ??

[eaquarist]

so where can i purchase the food for anthias??? just any LFS will do?? or ??

Hi there ckwhon, good to see that you are checking with reefers but I'm afraid you have chosen a challenging species to start with. Anthias have always been classified as "difficult" because of their diet, they do better in large congregations and survive longer in the reef tank. With good water conditions, they can become active feeders of fine foods like cyclopeeze (frozen) or frozen mysis or sometimes even fine powdered fish foods. I carry the above products if you desperately need some.