I had a pair a couple of months back. All I can say is make sure you have appropriate tankmates and plenty of room.
I keep very placid deepwater fish so I was hoping these would be gentle giants. A fellow reefer who also had them likened their personality to bossy lyretails and once they settled in, I could see what he meant.
Maybe the situation will be different if they are kept with other big anthias in the display tank, but my male wasted no time in dominating the poor female. He tore her fins up and kept her away from the big basket in the quarantine tank. They eventually found an equilibrium but, in hindsight, I would try one male to at least three females. They are definitely more 'relaxed' in cooler water and far more active.
On the plus side they are the easiest anthias I have kept when it comes to feeding. They eat every frozen food offered and my guess is you could teach them to eat pelle ts given time. Unfortunately they aren't compatible with my existing fish and I no longer have them. As an aside the male had major health issues and I eventually euthanasia him. The female was rehomed to a reefer with a large 7000L tub. Apparently she has turned male and is now jostling for harem leader with his other large anthias!
So, to sum up, a beautiful fish in the right environment and with the right playmates.:hat:
HTH and good luck with yours!
