After Acclimation, and Dinner the story will begin.. until then... know that Az has some great looking Anthias. Never heard of them before (he'll have to post the name again as I cannot remember what he told me).
6 new Anthias are being added to the system and the challenge of keeping these notoriously heavy-frequent feeders alive begins.
Well, just short of 5 hours of acclimation and the fish are in... They are already feeding, though to be honest with six I'm not 100% sure each and every one ate... :)
There was no obvious way to sex them at the store, so we selected six of the more peaceful ones. They are still settling in and adjusting, and the PBT is attacking the mirror, thought I think his days are numbered... He's a jerk...
Loads and loads of movement now in the tank. Very cool.
Stay tuned for more updates on their progress.
Only 5 hours of acclimation? Is that a new record low for you? :P
Love seeing big groups of anthias as big tanks... lots of action and looks like the real thing! Good luck! They'll enjoy your twice daily feedings too.
I usually feed about 4 or 5 times a day... If you include the pellets in the auto feeder it's up to 7 or 8 times... I use between 4-6 cubes and feed 4-5 times between 6 and 10pm. Basically by the time I get home and go to bed... This is why I figured I could try them.. We'll see how it goes..
And yeah 5hrs is a new low... Was very upset it went that fast to be honest... Will be more careful going forward. >:(
post some pictures plz.
What auto feeder are you using?
The auto-feeder is a dosing pump from GHL and a pellet feeder... I only dose small-particle foods thru the GHL pump and pellet foods in the pellet feeder...
I'd like to have a more automated feeding setup... but haven't given it much thought... and honestly, most days I get a kick out of watching everyone eat... so i'd not want to automate that completely...
an auto-cleaning system for the glass however... that would be nice... :)
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The Anthias are all accounted for and seem to be getting along well. They appear to be eating, for sure some of them are. I'll pay close attention the next few days to ensure all six of them are feeding, not just one or two...
I've also added a small feeding in the morning, technically in the middle of their night... On my way out the door I throw in a cube of something (mysis was today). They ate this food... so with the rest of the feedings i'm pretty sure they will be ok...
the hard part will be when i'm away.... In Sept we are heading to France for a mini-vacation, so if there will be losses, i expect them to happen at that time... Maybe before then I can get some kind of magyver system with a photocopier toner and the sole of a rubberboot to make a temporary auto-feeder as a supplement to the daily feed they get from the person who watches the tank...
Quote from: Hookup on July 26, 2011, 01:37:46 PMan auto-cleaning system for the glass however... that would be nice... :)
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Quote from: bt on July 26, 2011, 01:55:00 PM
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How about this
http://reefbuilders.com/2011/04/14/robosnail/
Quote from: xiaan on July 26, 2011, 01:58:09 PM
How about this
http://reefbuilders.com/2011/04/14/robosnail/
Thats awsome... I want one.
Looking forward to seeing pics of the Anthias
Tim/Az
We're still waiting on an ID for these fish.
Tapping feet impatiently...
Quote from: Rybren on July 26, 2011, 09:35:15 PM
Tim/Az
We're still waiting on an ID for these fish.
Tapping feet impatiently...
and pictures... tap, tap, tap... :D
I'll get photos I will Helping a buddy with finishing his basement is taking time away and we all know how good I am at photos ;)
As for the ID... Nwaiting on Az... He told memat the time .. But I was like "ohhh pretty, me like".
i think this is what the name of your anthias hook up:
Pseudanthias luzonensis (Katayama & Masuda 1973), the Yellow-Lined Anthias. To five and a half inches long. Males with three yellow lines and red spot on their dorsal fin. Males off Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia or Pseudanthias hypselosoma Bleeker 1878, Stocky Anthias. Maldives to Australia, southern Japan. To 19 cm. in length according to fishbase, though I've never seen one over four inches in the wild. Mabul, Malaysia and N. Sulawesi pix.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anthiina.htm
Quote from: kole18 on July 27, 2011, 05:56:48 PM
i think this is what the name of your anthias hook up:
Pseudanthias luzonensis (Katayama & Masuda 1973), the Yellow-Lined Anthias. To five and a half inches long. Males with three yellow lines and red spot on their dorsal fin. Males off Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia or Pseudanthias hypselosoma Bleeker 1878, Stocky Anthias. Maldives to Australia, southern Japan. To 19 cm. in length according to fishbase, though I've never seen one over four inches in the wild. Mabul, Malaysia and N. Sulawesi pix.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/anthiina.htm
nope, but keep looking Peter, I need to know too.
well az, those are more look a like of those anthias in your store as far i can compare anyway im close ;D
photos!
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Definitely looking for an ID.
price might go up once we ID them :)
They really do look like the Square or Pink Anthais though the markings are not as well defined.
http://www.getahugetank.com/salt-water-anthias-fish-c-63_64_131.html
The time we bought them I believe it was said they were Dispar Anthais
nah dispars are just too different, came in as cashewa anthias.
i've got my 5 barlett harem darn this fish ish so nutz always stealing food from the other fishes in my tank ;D those are nice anthias hookup.
I've been told Pseudoanthias Marcia... aka Marcia's Anthias.
http://www.nature-pictures.org/foto/453/2030/ (http://www.nature-pictures.org/foto/453/2030/)
what do i get?? :)
well, several RC members posted that this is simply an undocumented/unidentified anthias species. Possibly a bit uncommon, but not completely elusive. One fella had them in his system for a while now (5months I think) and he reports the same as I do.
Non-Agressive, Hearty fish that adapt well.
They are gobbling up everything I put in to the tank... frozen or pellet.. even fingers.. ;)
Very nice and active, which is a true anthias IMO...
it really rounds out what's in the tank now from a fish perspective.
Highly recommend these (after only a few weeks mind you) but they are nice looking...
I'm pretty sure from the pics I've seen that they are Marcia's anthias.. but if they ARE unidentified/undocumented -- they are now Hookup's Anthias.
hookup anthias or Pseudoanthias hookups, that works.
+100. 8)
ok AZ now you can raise the price
Update.. These fish rock... Everyone comments...
agreed
Reticulated Anthias
random... :)
Almost hehe
I saw them while browsing stuff.
Apparently they are :
"An undescribed species collected from the Indian ocean and great eaters."
http://www.jlaquatics.com/images/fish/anthias/reticulated.jpg
Hey Tim, have you had a chance to see any mating/courting. the male takes on an impressive color change mainly the red in the tail.
Quote from: salvini55 on September 09, 2011, 12:58:30 PM
Hey Tim, have you had a chance to see any mating/courting. the male takes on an impressive color change mainly the red in the tail.
right now it looks like they are all trying to be males...
some times the color in the tail fin will blow your socks off...
they're just getting used to my little glass pond still i think...
I just some some Hookup Anthias @ Aqua Valley... VERY nice!!!! If I wasn't fully stocked, I'd have a couple of those guys now, too!
Have 3 such anthias, and glad you found how they are called...
Great comment: "great eaters". Really great :)
During feeding times they moving with lightning speed...
The funny thing is, Az knew exactly what fish I was asking about when I asked if he had any Hookup Anthias. :)
i have 5 barletts im down to 1 :( cuz of bad batch o RC salt a month ago lost much of my fish!
:( that sucks. I had 2 Dispar and am down to 1... Not quite as big of a loss as 5 to 1... I found that he was very lonely, and was trying to school with my clowns (unsuccessfully) so I tossed a flock of blue Chromis in, and the Anthias is now their overlord. He taught them to sleep upside down in the liverock...
Ive had a few different anthis but these are the biggest pigs by far, they would probably eat macaroni and cheeze
i think yours its same as hookup anthias did you get this from az probably same , because i saw your tank's pic looks like same anthias.
yes they are the same and I did get them from az