I'm addicted and need help

Haydn · May 7, 2019

I currently have 5x Lyretailed anthias, 15x Resplendent Anthias , 4x Evansi anthias, 2x Sunset Anthias(rescue fish), 25(ish)x Ignitus anthias and 1x Carberryi Anthias(interloper

) in my tank.

My LFS has just received a bunch of 12x ignitus in stunning condition, he has offered them to me at a good price and is prepare to hold them till Saturday for me to make a decision, yes or no. I have enough room to add them with no problem (the tank is a lightly loaded 2500Litre.)

What do I do

The anthias look stunning all swimming together, the tank looks so busy (which I like) The down side is I'm having to feed so heavily the aiptasia is proliferating, although the readings are acceptable.

I hooked on anthias

Please help a poor addict

Viking_Reefing · May 7, 2019

Get the Anthias and a CBB. That way you get another sweet fish and can feed as much as you want, aptasia be danged!

Mical · May 7, 2019

or add a filefish - https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/3555/?pcatid=3555

Haydn · May 7, 2019

MichaelE said:
Get the Anthias and a CBB. That way you get another sweet fish and can feed as much as you want, aptasia be danged!

I have never been really successful with CBB and am wary of adding another

Mical said:
or add a filefish - https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/3555/?pcatid=3555

I have 2 in the tank already and 12 Peppermint shrimp.

Angel_Anthias lover · May 7, 2019

Get some of those aiptasia eating nudis, sorry forget their names lol, and some easier butterflies may eat aiptasia like burgess, kleins etc, and definitely get the anthias if u want them, you should try some lori anthias saw them for the first time a week ago and they are stunning,

Haydn · May 7, 2019

Angel_Anthias lover said:
Get some of those aiptasia eating nudis, sorry forget their names lol, and some easier butterflies may eat aiptasia like burgess, kleins etc, and definitely get the anthias if u want them, you should try some lori anthias saw them for the first time a week ago and they are stunning,

I thought about Berghia verrucicornis but I have a couple of wrasse which I am told will eat them with gusto

I do like Lori anthias but I have found they can be tricky, Red Saddled Anthias (Pseudanthias flavoguttatus) look similar and are a little easier to keep.

sean rand · May 7, 2019

Pic of ur t

Haydn said:
I currently have 5x Lyretailed anthias, 15x Resplendent Anthias , 4x Evansi anthias, 2x Sunset Anthias(rescue fish), 25(ish)x Ignitus anthias and 1x Carberryi Anthias(interloper) in my tank.

My LFS has just received a bunch of 12x ignitus in stunning condition, he has offered them to me at a good price and is prepare to hold them till Saturday for me to make a decision, yes or no. I have enough room to add them with no problem (the tank is a lightly loaded 2500Litre.)

What do I do The anthias look stunning all swimming together, the tank looks so busy (which I like) The down side is I'm having to feed so heavily the aiptasia is proliferating, although the readings are acceptable.

I hooked on anthias Please help a poor addict

Picture of ur tAnk plz

WMR · May 7, 2019

Mical said:
or add a filefish - https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/3555/?pcatid=3555

Not with shrimp in the tank

nereefpat · May 7, 2019

Do it.

2500L (650+ gallons) should have plenty of room for a dozen more anthias.

Angel_Anthias lover · May 7, 2019

Haydn said:
I thought about Berghia verrucicornis but I have a couple of wrasse which I am told will eat them with gusto

I do like Lori anthias but I have found they can be tricky, Red Saddled Anthias (Pseudanthias flavoguttatus) look similar and are a little easier to keep.

I have the red saddles, otherwise i wouldve got the loris, both are beautiful fish

Haydn · May 7, 2019

Angel_Anthias lover said:
I have the red saddles, otherwise i wouldve got the loris, both are beautiful fish

How have you found the red saddles-they are on my to get list. Do you have a group.

Angel_Anthias lover · May 7, 2019

Haydn said:
How have you found the red saddles-they are on my to get list. Do you have a group.

I have a pair for just over a year now, im from Northern Ireland so I'd have no idea where you'd find them as i assume, correct me if im wrong that you are in the states, sorry not much help in that, but good luck finding them
(The male is my avatar)

Fiesty · May 7, 2019

Mical said:
or add a filefish - https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/3555/?pcatid=3555

+1000 on the filefish for aptasia control! Worked wonders in an old tank i had and cleaned em all up in less than a week if i remember right and they never came back. This was after a too long battle with many other methods, including a CBB that didnt really help and slowly died due to being so hard to keep fed. Would only eat live food and not aptasia as luck would have it. Filefish = hardy, did job, and easy to feed after

Fiesty · May 7, 2019

WMR said:
Not with shrimp in the tank

Ive had a filefish with multiple kinds of shrimp in my reef tank for long time with no problems. Just my experience.

WMR · May 7, 2019

Fiesty said:
Ive had a filefish with multiple kinds of shrimp in my reef tank for long time with no problems. Just my experience.

You got it

Haydn · May 8, 2019

Angel_Anthias lover said:
I have a pair for just over a year now, im from Northern Ireland so I'd have no idea where you'd find them as i assume, correct me if im wrong that you are in the states, sorry not much help in that, but good luck finding them
(The male is my avatar)

I'm in the UK- Leicester in the midlands, these fish used to be readily available from TMC but recently (since I've been looking) the supply seems to have dried up.

Angel_Anthias lover · May 8, 2019

Haydn said:
I'm in the UK- Leicester in the midlands, these fish used to be readily available from TMC but recently (since I've been looking) the supply seems to have dried up.

Oh sorry, my lfs AMC Aquatics got them in last year and got 5 and thats the only time I've ever seen them