Anthias - The story begins

[az]

nah dispars are just too different, came in as cashewa anthias.

[kole18]

i've got my 5 barlett harem darn this fish ish so nutz always stealing food from the other fishes in my tank  those are nice anthias hookup.

[Greatwhite]

I've been told Pseudoanthias Marcia...  aka Marcia's Anthias.

http://www.nature-pictures.org/foto/453/2030/

what do i get??

[Hookup]

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...

[Greatwhite]

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.

[az]

hookup anthias or Pseudoanthias hookups, that works.

[Hookup]

+100. 

[salvini55]

ok AZ now you can raise the price

[Hookup]

Update.. These fish rock... Everyone comments...

[salvini55]

agreed

[Machiavel]

Reticulated Anthias

[Hookup]

random...

[Machiavel]

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

[salvini55]

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.

[Hookup]

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...

[Greatwhite]

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!

[gvv]

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...

[Greatwhite]

The funny thing is, Az knew exactly what fish I was asking about when I asked if he had any Hookup Anthias.

[kole18]

i have 5 barletts im down to 1 cuz of bad batch o RC salt a month ago lost much of my fish!

[Greatwhite]

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...