Suzuki anthias

[MikeandNicole]

Did a search and found nothing on these guys. My local lfs just got a group in and I reserved a pair. I want to put them in my 57 g tank but just wanted to check to see if that would be big enough or am I just dreaming.

They have had them for over a week and they are eating and doing well. I am away for a wedding this weekend and figured I would ask before I got them. They will not be upset if I cancel my order.

Thoughts?

[jwm2k3]

I like Honda's or Yamaha's myself, but to each their own! :)

[billyzbear]

I don't know about suzuki anthias but I did have a pair lyretails in my 90g 2' x 2' x 3' long tank and they looked cramped. Are they a deep water anthias? If they are it mite be ok but I think must like to swim alittle. One of the main reasons you need to feed them a few times a day.

[LemonLemon]

the only anthias species i know with suzukii in the scientific name is Rabaulichthys suzukii

i have a trio and they are easy to keep.

http://www.reeflex.net/tiere/1503_Rabaulichthys_sp.%2001.htm

the males have large sailfin like dorsal fins.

[MikeandNicole]

Lemonlemon those are the ones. Glad to hear they are easy to keep. Just could not find any info on them

[LemonLemon]

they are pretty rare and very beautiful.

[MikeandNicole]

So I went and picked up two of these guys today and just snapped off a couple of camera pics of them. The colors they are displaying is the stress colors so they don't always look like this but the sailfins are amazing:

http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/suzukii.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/suzukki1.jpg

[clowntriggerfis]

Those are cool.

[MIKE NY]

x2....I never seen anthias like those up here in the metro NY area

[reefjunkie42]

nice fish!

[MikeandNicole]

Settling in now, ate some live brine and live blackworms. They are returning to normal color, and swimming in the rock work right now. I will try to snap off some better pics but like most fish they are probably going to take a while to settle in.

[mark54321]

Beautiful.

[holdyourlight]

Looking forward to seeing their colors once settled in!

[MikeandNicole]

Here was a quick pic of one last night when it still had the stress colors:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1274.jpg
Here is how they look today:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1342.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1328.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1301.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1296.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1295.jpg

[clowntriggerfis]

They look even better now amazing fish.

[jwm2k3]

They really do look awesome! Good Luck, I dont think you can feed them enough...

[holdyourlight]

very cool and unique fish

[MikeandNicole]

Thank you all.

We are feeding 3-4 times a day right now with them in the tank. We are feeding many different things, live brine, live blackworms, artic pods, phytoplankton (not the liquid the frozen mini stuff) and they are eating like champs. We are going to throw in some rods tonight and see how they like it. They are very much rock dwellers and then come out and attack the food that is added. So far so good, they still look nice and have a nice round body type. No aggression out of them or towards them. My swalesi basslet is a little annoyed as they like the same hiding spots that he has had but no aggression.

[Algaeking]

Wow, never seen those before. Are they one of the more difficult anthias to keep like the Tiger queens?

[MikeandNicole]

Honestly there is really no information on these guys that I could find, so I am going to try and keep this thread updated with any observations I might have. They eat like pigs when food is in the water you just have to make sure it is food they like. They will put almost anything in their mouth but will spit some things back out. Live brine, live black worms, artic pods and phyto are taken very easily. I fed Rods and they picked some stuff out but did not go nuts over it like my other fish do.

[Norberg]

I have those nice anthias also! Very active fish, always swiming around looking for food.
Eats most of the frozen food i give them. I have them in a tank with peaceful fish and other anthias (tuka and dispar).
In the first pic it is flashing, sorry for the bad pic he is fast!

[MikeandNicole]

Thanks for the pictures norberg, so we know they are in the USA, Sweeden, and Singapore.

How long have you had them and how often do you feed them.

[Norberg]

I feed the fishes maybe 5-6 times if im working, a little more on weekends. In my tank it feels like the sailfin is the fish that burns most energy, i think beacuse of their active behavior. And the more i feed them on a day the more they flash in the evening.
I have had them for 1½ month.

[suta4242]

Not your species, but apparently closely related, Rubaulichthys squirei came up for sale locally.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=252783214764563&set=pu.102271583149061&type=1&theater

Am assuming its not a good photo but do Rubaulichthys generally look this bland? Or could this be because they are in a barren holding tank and haven't coloured up yet?

[MikeandNicole]

So a quick update on these guys. They are doing very well and are now swimming all over the tank. At first they stuck to one side of the tank but now they are out in the open and great. Their favorite food is still live brine and live black worms but they are taking frozen as well. They love the artic pods from reef nutrition, and they get fed every morning with them. They like rods, they just pick out what they want. No aggression towards other fish in the tank and none really towards them. The female clown will charge a bit if they get to close to her duncan, but even that behavior is starting to fade.

[BFG]

Any chance they take mysis as food?

[Norberg]

Mine does with gusto! And all other frozen food i put into the tank.

[MikeandNicole]

Mine are now taking rods food, they just pick out what they want. We are still supplementing their diet with artic pods, live brine and live blackworms. They are still doing very well and I am quite happy with them.

[MikeandNicole]

Picture time:
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1520.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1483.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1481.jpg
http://i567.photobucket.com/albums/ss113/mandrieu/57g/DSC_1469.jpg

[WayneL333]

Very nice. These made it on my must have list. I can't believe I haven't seen them here in SoCal yet. Do you mind me asking how much you paid for yours?

I saw a single one on DD for $200.

[MikeandNicole]

I got very very lucky with the price on mine, my local LFS was having a buy one get one %50 off and was charging $100 per fish. So I paid $150 for my pair.

[Norberg]

Here is a video i took tonight direct after feeding. The male started flashing and i thought i should take the chance and share it with you.

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[MikeandNicole]

Nice video, nice fish and nice tank. They are tough to get a photo of the flahsing, video is much better.