New anthias acting a little weird

[scrappy35]

I picked up 3 female Anthias and a lawnmower blenny yesterday. They are in my 20g qt with about .3 coppersafe. One of them was just sitting right under the power heads swimming vertically and didn’t seem interested in food. The other 2 were swimming around a little, but still fairly shy.

Wondering if I should treat with another med or go ahead and start raising the copper level. I don’t see anything abnormal at the moment.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Don’t push meds. They acclimate slowly, hide and are skiddish when new
They are also susceptible to uronema, so assure no skin issues. They feed throughout the day and favor meaty food

 

[Tcook]

They are trying to hide and you have no hiding places in your tank. Get some pvc pieces in there.

 

[scrappy35]

There is pvc in the tank, just not in the pic, I’ll put more in. thanks for the info.

 

[Tcook]

As Vetteguy said, anthias are very timid. Hiding or not eating for a couple days to a week is typical.