Are Bartlett's anthias hard to keep?

[Meloco14]

I'd love to have a group of anthias in my tank, but the tank is on the small side for anthias (100g), and I know that in general anthias are planktivores and hard to keep. When I was looking at online vendors the bartlett's anthias was listed as moderate, instead of difficult. Are they relatively easy to keep?

 

[fungia]

i have three barlett anthias, they are very hardy but you have to feed them at least once a day, two if possible. it is a good anthias choice in my experience.

 

[Meloco14]

thanks fungia. What do they eat? Do they take typical flake and frozen or do they need something more planktonic like cyclopeeze?

 

[fungia]

mine likes to eat frozen stuff like mysis and prime reef. they will sometimes eat flake food but they dont like it. cyclopeeze is too small, they need something bigger.

 

[EmilyB]

I got a trio of bartlett juvies. I ended up with one dominant male, one female, and one very battered subservient male, who was picked on continually.

I found them to be quite damsel-like in their behavior, very nice looking, but lacking the peaceful quality one wants.

 

[Meloco14]

Thanks Fungia, are yours aggressive at all?

Emily, are they aggressive toward other fish? Or territorial?