anthias - is it that difficult to keep ??

[sixline]

hi bros and siss

is the anthias species so difficult to keep ??

got them on 3 occassions

first - only live in my tank for 15 mins - looks like gasping for air and in a vertical position and then just died.

2nd try - also live for about 15 mins - had what looks like a fit , jerking its body 3 continuos times and then motionless dead.

3rd try - situation like the first one, but looks ok after 30 mins but hiding, but next day dead on the sand.

I do not want to give up in keeping anthias, can anyone with success with these fish give some advice. I acclimatise them the normal way - floating bag for 30 mins and even a drip for 30 mins b4 putting it in the tank. no QT though.

[Qxnviolet]

Erm, may i know which type of anthias you bought on each of the 3 occassions?

[sixline]

hi QV,

1st & 2nd are Dispars and 3rd is Randall

are thay sensitive type ? then which is not or are thay all difficult ??

[Qxnviolet]

hrmz, i have no experience with those anthias you tried. I've tried 5 purple queens and they all died on me cause they refused to feed. Just got some blue eyes and they are ok till now. They are pretty easy in my opinion, started feeding the very day i bought them. Maybe im lucky and got the easy ones.

[wil_lee76]

IMo, i guess ur water parameters are not going well, let us know ur water parameters then we can give u the best solutions!

hope it helpsz, reefz onz...

[sixline]

ok hope it helps\\

i hv a FOWLR wt BB tank

ph 8.0

kh 9

nitrate 25

ammonia undetectable

nitrite undetectable

SG 1.020

temperature 29 - 32 ( no chiller ) no $$ to get one

[jimmyz]

hey... so far i have tried out diapar and blue eye anthias.. they are both quite easy to keep in my opinion... perhaps u could get the blue eye from ML.. i bought from there and it feed on the very day i intro them in....

[Travy]

Can try rising yur PH alittle... But shouldnt be a problem wat...

Must be yur water la... something other then those stated. Oxygen? Maybe poison subtance?

[sixline]

thks for the response guys,

jimmyz can u let me know how u intro them into yr tank ?

i mean how u acclimatised them, what u did and the duration of the process...

[jimmyz]

i just let it float on the water before releasing it into the main tank... around 1 hr perhaps... most importantly i think it is better if u tried to purchase those fishes that are already feeding... i got both from ML.. and henry told me it is already feeding.. and in deed after putting into the tank.. they start to feed on frozen brine shrimp..

[sixline]

hey jimmyz thats a good advice..

making sure the fishes are already feeding...the rational is that fishes that are already feeding are stable fishes..and stable fishes will most probably tahan the 'lfs tank to your tank tranfer process'

but not all lfs owner will do that for you.......they will ofcource say yes to make a sale

any one encounter lfs showing u their fishes are already eating ?? is yes which one ??

[jimmyz]

i never really ask them to feed in front on me... but i juz ask them verbally... maybe u can try ML ... his livestock never fail on me

[Altantis]

Hope nothing go wrong to mine as I just got 2 from Reborn yesterday night

[asg]

sixline bro, i think you temp is on the high side, try to use a fan or two to bring down the temp

[sixline]

ok bro jimmyz , my next purchase of anthias will be from ML..

thks for the advice andtsq.....will add cooler fans soon....

will high temp further stress up new additions , is 32 deg fatal to fishes ??

was inform by a respected LFS that FO tank can be kept at 32 deg

anyone FOwlr bros has that kind of temp for their tanks ??

[Qxnviolet]

hey jimmyz thats a good advice..

making sure the fishes are already feeding...the rational is that fishes that are already feeding are stable fishes..and stable fishes will most probably tahan the 'lfs tank to your tank tranfer process'

but not all lfs owner will do that for you.......they will ofcource say yes to make a sale

any one encounter lfs showing u their fishes are already eating ?? is yes which one ??

SL will feed the fish upon request. AM too...

[ervine]

i tried princess anthias before but they faded out after a few weeks I think coz they couldn't compete with some of the other fishes

[Altantis]

SL will feed the fish upon request. AM too...

My Dispar Anthias still hiding - not seem coming out gor any food.

As for the Lyretail Anthias; seem happy with environment

[sixline]

hi ervine, may i know if yr princess was feeding in the lfs when u bought them ??

u too Atlantis was yr dispar feeding then ??

[sunny03]

bro save up and get barlet

[Altantis]

bro save up and get barlet

Pic of barlet?

[d88p]

my 1st time buying anthias experience..... use net catch them out of the tank. fish shop guy pack it up. got into car. drive go home (about 20mins ride). got home. took the bag out of the red plastic bag. ALAMAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! walked towards the trashbin, threw it away. ......

there goes my money

[sixline]

hi d88p ,

sorry for yr lost

ha ha ...at least I'm one step better than u...got fish into my tank still alive !!

any 2nd try story to tell bro d88p ??

any more sad or even happy experiences from other bros / siss ??

[Underwater]

As a newbie, l was advised by bros to buy only from reputatable LFS - those that accum./QT the fishes properly...and avoid those unethical LFS tt import fishes caught using cyanide.

[arcanehacker]

As a newbie, l was advised by bros to buy only from reputatable LFS - those that accum./QT the fishes properly...and avoid those unethical LFS tt import fishes caught using cyanide.

bro.. give these LFS a break.. you think the distributor will tell them that they caught these fishes with cyanite?