Mixing Anthias

[da2145r]

Hi everyone

I have 3 purple queen Anthias that are eating and doing well I wanted to know what other types of Anthias I can keep with them, my lfs just got some blue eye Anthias and some dispar anthias. I want to add that beautiful orange color into my reef


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[Reefinny]

I have Borbonius, Bartlett and Bimaculatus in the same tank they all get along fine

 

[hotdogoramer]

The more the merrier. I have bimacs, squarebacks, Bartletts, and lyretails

 

[MIKE NY]

My Purple Queens would shoal with my more peaceful Anthias Dispars, Ignitus, Flavos. Etc.... only when they were almost full grown were they able to handle themselves with the more aggressive Anthias like my Bartlets and Lyretails. IMO those larger aggressive Anthias may bully them and out compete them for food unless in a large tank.

 

[HARRYMANIA]

Sorry to break it to you but purple queen anthias are not 3to5 on my standards. I wish you the best of luck but if they do not survive, don't blame yourself or water parameters they should not be collected.

 

[MIKE NY]

Although they don't have a good survival rate, as mentioned they do better in groups and a large tank seems to help as well...I found a couple of pics of mine...and after a couple of years the largest turned to male.

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