We have had three lyretail anthias in our 75 gal quarantine tank for two months. They are healthy. We are adding four more females next week. Should we keep the originals in the quarantine tank and add the new ones there or should we move the original to the display tank prior to the arrival of the new fish? Our display is 300 gal in which we have a foxface rabbitfish, a yellow eye kole tang, and six green chromis.
adding more lyretail anthias
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I would be very tempted to keep the original group in QT and add the new ones to it there - even if it means another round of QT for the originals. I don't know how quickly they can transition to male, but once started, they can't go back, IIRC. That could put you in a situation of trying to add a MFFF group to an established MFF group - which might not end well. (As usual, if @eatbreakfast tells you anything different, listen to the man!)
~Bruce
~Bruce
eatbreakfast
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Actually, I would add the three to the dt. Lyretails can be pushy with each other, so adding 4 new ones to 3 established ones in a limited space can cause added stress. At least if there are any issues in the dt there is 300g to spread it out.
Leland Foley
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Its very hard to keep anthias from fighting in smaller quarantine tanks. When I had my store, I could only put 3-4 in a 60 gal cubical without fighting. I also would add the 3 to the display tank, and quarantine the new group separate. It takes awhile for them to establish a dominant fish which will turn to a male. Ive seen groups in tanks that went years without a female turning to male.
-Leland
-Leland
