Purple queen anthias

[jsdancer]

Hello everyone,

I am interested in keeping a small harem of these gorgeous fish.
I know very little about them and want to find out as much as I can.

How many I can keep in a 180g reef tank?
Besides mysid shrimp what else will they need to eat?
Is there an area that these fish come from that are healthier than others?
Will they fight any exsisting anthias in the aquarium?
Are they ok with the brighter metal halides than lets say t-5's?

Thanks in advance!

[minhvu]

They are much harder to keep then the other anthias. I had trouble feeding mine intially. I got them to eat by feeding frozen cyclopeez

[JamesJR]

These fish are best left in the ocean. It is rare for someone to have them live more than a few months.