Blue eye Athias.!!

Chris-tico · Feb 25, 2016

Hey guys im about to buy a blue eye anthia. i love them.
i have a 95g tank.

i've seen when people keep them, they have a big group of them. (4 females 1 male)
its possible to have just a pair?

Chris-tico · Feb 25, 2016

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hybridazn · Feb 25, 2016

Yes a pair would be fine in a 95g. Try to get either a male or female at the same time. If not get 2 females that are different sizes

Chris-tico · Feb 25, 2016

hybridazn said:
Yes a pair would be fine in a 95g. Try to get either a male or female at the same time. If not get 2 females that are different sizes

awesome. im going with two females (there is no males in my LFS).. eventually one will become a male right?

hybridazn · Feb 25, 2016

Chris-tico said:
awesome. im going with two females (there is no males in my LFS).. eventually one will become a male right?

Yes the dominate one of the pair will turn male

eatbreakfast · Feb 25, 2016

If by bue eye anthias you are referring to P. squammipinnis, then I would recommend a trio rather than a pr. Squammis are on the aggressive side for anthias. Having a third individual diffuses interspecies aggression.

Chris-tico · Feb 25, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
If by bue eye anthias you are referring to P. squammipinnis, then I would recommend a trio rather than a pr. Squammis are on the aggressive side for anthias. Having a third individual diffuses interspecies aggression.

this is the one im talking about.. si better a trio.. or just one?

eatbreakfast · Feb 25, 2016

Chris-tico said:
this is the one im talking about.. si better a trio.. or just one?

Yeah, that's a squammipinnis. I find a trio or more is best for them.

Chris-tico · Feb 25, 2016

Thanks TJ. !

eatbreakfast · Feb 25, 2016

Chris-tico said:
Thanks TJ. !

Happy to help.

Chris-tico · Feb 26, 2016

i went with 3 females.. my LFS is going to get one Male for me

don_chuwish · Feb 26, 2016

How about feeding? I've read that they need frequent daily feeding. I'd love to have some too, but worry about that.

eatbreakfast · Feb 26, 2016

Anthias benefit from multiple feedings for sure, but I have found that feeding every hr when I get home from work seems to be fine. It ends up being 3 or 4 feedings.

Chris-tico · Feb 26, 2016

don_chuwish said:
How about feeding? I've read that they need frequent daily feeding. I'd love to have some too, but worry about that.

i was thinking about that!! mine are eating mysis,, brine shrimp.. even flakes.!

im going to use TJ method. cuz during the day im not home! and i want them to be fat and healthy!

imjedi76 · Feb 26, 2016

you can always get an autofeeder

eatbreakfast · Feb 27, 2016

imjedi76 said:
you can always get an autofeeder

An autofeeder helps, though many anthias take awhile to get trained to eat pellets and flakes.

French27 · Feb 27, 2016

Could you do three of these in a 75 or 90?

eatbreakfast · Feb 28, 2016

French27 said:
Could you do three of these in a 75 or 90?

Yes, three will easily fit in either of those tanks.

Fuel1976 · Feb 28, 2016

Love my trio. Have a 120 and they are always social. Always ready to eat but during week they only eat 3 small feeding a after work. Mix of flake, brine and mysis

Chris-tico · Feb 29, 2016

Fuel1976 said:
Love my trio. Have a 120 and they are always social. Always ready to eat but during week they only eat 3 small feeding a after work. Mix of flake, brine and mysis

Looks like the clown join the gang! haha