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| I am on the market for anthias. Have read there are very few types that will last in the home aquaria. Need to eat often. What kinds of anthias have you been able to keep over long periods of time? Also how did you do it? (food types, water temp, etc.) Theyre expensive little buggers and a big healthy school is not very common outside the ocean from what Ive heard and read. But there must be people on this site who have some good experiences with various species so please tell all.
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| Hey SCARFACE, I've had luck with Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) in a small group. Will probably be introducing a little larger group to my own tank before too much longer. If your tank isn't too brightly lit, a Fathead (Serranocirrhitus latus, spell that without looking!!!!) is a great fish. I heard that Bartlett's is another good one, but I have no personal experience with it. Anthias should only be kept in well established systems. They also need plenty of room to swim. Groups should be sized appropriately for the tank. Never keep more than one male in a group w/3 or more females (again, groups should be sized appropriately for the tank). On both the previous tank I kept anthias in and my current tank there was/is a productive refugium. This along with twice daily feedings of frozen foods as well as occasional live brine shrimp has worked for me in the past. 
So many species, so little money!
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| i have a 55g set up and after a lot of grief with algea blooms, i've been able to keep some soft corals that coincidentally were already on LR that was placed in the tank. i have a single box anthea ( square anthea) about 4" in length and he's done just fine, even through all the algea problems and water fluctuations. he's very active and a heavy eater. i have a timed feeder for flake food and he gets 2x daily frozen food feedings. Very community tank friendly. he's the first up in the morning and the last to settle down at night. A good choice in my opinion.
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