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03/07/2018, 08:00 PM | #1 |
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Anthais Not Doing Well
Came home to find my anthais laying down not looking so good. He’s been laying around the last few days. Not sure what’s up. No signs of aggression or disease. All my fish were quarantined. The only thing I can think of is that he’s just old since the guy who had him before me had him for several years.
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03/07/2018, 08:30 PM | #2 |
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Not eating. Nothing wrong with the water just got a Triton test back. He must be old. Sad
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03/07/2018, 09:31 PM | #3 |
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Did the guy who had him before you have any more Anthias or just the one?
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03/07/2018, 09:33 PM | #4 |
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I just got one a month ago. Really enjoy it. Hope she pulls through.
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03/07/2018, 11:05 PM | #6 |
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Anthias are really social within their own group. If it had friends at one point, it might be missing them. If it had always been a single Anthias, I wouldn't be saying this, but the poor guy looks lonely to me.
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Aw. Well he didn’t make it. Died about an hour ago. RIP little guy. I don’t know what happened to the other ones. But when I got him he was alone, but I do know the guy who sold him to me had two more. That sucks. I had no idea he was lonely but I don’t think he died of loneliness. Maybe next time I’ll get three. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03/08/2018, 01:24 AM | #8 |
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Sorry Hoping old age. I had a group of Lyretail that aged out between 6 and 8 years.
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The other thing about Anthias is they're kind of like Mandarins...they require multiple feedings throughout the day which can be a very tedious chore. At least you were able to enjoy him for the last 8 months, and he did look fat, so he probably just aged out. R.I.P. Mr. Anthias
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03/08/2018, 10:55 AM | #10 | |
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Yeah he was a fatty, even when he died he was big when I pulled him out. He ate 3x a day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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03/08/2018, 12:54 PM | #11 |
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I kept single anthias for 5+ years. Plus they change to males as they get older, that was a female. I cant look at that fish and say "no sign of disease". It was definitely sick
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03/08/2018, 02:49 PM | #12 |
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Looked like a Pink Square to me. Which is male. I could be wrong.
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Yeah what do you think it had because im stumped. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Also the morning I left for work he was fine, swimming around, no frayed fins or signs of sickness. Just my observations. |
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03/08/2018, 03:13 PM | #16 | |
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