The Borbonious Anthia

oklahoma11 · 03/12/2013, 10:14 AM

I love the blotched anthia so much that I bought one 5 years ago a put it in my 110. It did well for a couple years and then one weekend I left town and my timer failed. I had a 72 hour photo period and lost just about every delicate fish in the aquarium include some corals.

I would love to put another one in a smaller tank, a 55 gallon corner. Would anyone on here advise against this? Anyone with experiences with this species? currently the 55 gallon tank has a baby regal, 2 clowns and a mystery wrasse. So there is plenty of room for a few more tank mates.
thanks for your responses.

namxas · 03/12/2013, 10:58 AM

We kept a trio for a several years...really great fish (they don't go postal on each other the way many anthias do). Once they were QT'd and settled, they bunked with our dwarf lionfishes, small scorps and waspfishes in a std. 60 gal with no problems. In fact, they learned how to eat off of a feeding stick when we fed the preds...they were so quick, you really had to watch them or they'd snag the food.

DolbyDinosaur · 03/12/2013, 11:23 AM

I have mine in a 50 gallon reef for nearly 2 years. No problems =)

Yurivd · 03/12/2013, 12:16 PM

I had one for just over a year. It was in a 120g tank. It killed 1 clown and 3 fairy wrasses. After that i sold it

aandfsoccr04 · 03/12/2013, 07:29 PM

I have mine in a 120 gallon tank as well. I think you could get away with it.

bradleyj · 03/12/2013, 09:45 PM

I just got a couple a month or so ago and they are doing great. No aggressive behavior so far.

namxas · 03/13/2013, 10:53 AM

Pretty male, Bradley.

Here are some pix of some of ours:

solitude127 · 03/13/2013, 03:09 PM

I think they'll be ok. They don't really swim a whole lot. Once the find their spot they're pretty stationary

aandfsoccr04 · 03/13/2013, 10:36 PM

my favorite:

Tactics · 03/14/2013, 05:12 PM

This fish gets very large for an anthias. Seeing a 5" one in person is quite a sight. Reminds me of a bulldog.

oklahoma11 · 03/14/2013, 05:26 PM

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oklahoma11 · 03/14/2013, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactics

This fish gets very large for an anthias. Seeing a 5" one in person is quite a sight. Reminds me of a bulldog.

Hell, they eat these things over in asia. I bet they are not 250 a pop either.

Tactics · 03/14/2013, 07:59 PM

I know. I was going to put one in my 90 gallon until I saw how big they got. I guess the only saving grace with putting them in a small tank is that they don't move very much.

stunreefer · 03/15/2013, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by namxas

We kept a trio for a several years...really great fish

Greg, did you guys lose yours?

Always loved the pictures you guys posted of your trio

namxas · 03/15/2013, 12:12 PM

We had some "issues" with the tank, and lost a few fish, the anthias included. I ended up tearing that tank down, actually. After we moved, that tank never "settled down" properly.

stunreefer · 03/16/2013, 05:19 PM

Damn, sorry to hear that Greg

03/12/2013, 10:14 AM	#1
oklahoma11 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 87	The Borbonious Anthia I love the blotched anthia so much that I bought one 5 years ago a put it in my 110. It did well for a couple years and then one weekend I left town and my timer failed. I had a 72 hour photo period and lost just about every delicate fish in the aquarium include some corals. I would love to put another one in a smaller tank, a 55 gallon corner. Would anyone on here advise against this? Anyone with experiences with this species? currently the 55 gallon tank has a baby regal, 2 clowns and a mystery wrasse. So there is plenty of room for a few more tank mates. thanks for your responses.

03/12/2013, 10:58 AM	#2
namxas Things With Stings R Us! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 5,087	We kept a trio for a several years...really great fish (they don't go postal on each other the way many anthias do). Once they were QT'd and settled, they bunked with our dwarf lionfishes, small scorps and waspfishes in a std. 60 gal with no problems. In fact, they learned how to eat off of a feeding stick when we fed the preds...they were so quick, you really had to watch them or they'd snag the food. __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: too many to describe, but i think the count is up to "lucky 13"!

03/12/2013, 11:23 AM	#3
DolbyDinosaur Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Markham Posts: 49	I have mine in a 50 gallon reef for nearly 2 years. No problems =) __________________ Should have went with a 36" wide tank... Current Tank Info: 130 gallon SPS reef

03/12/2013, 07:29 PM	#5
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	I have mine in a 120 gallon tank as well. I think you could get away with it. __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

03/12/2013, 09:45 PM	#6
bradleyj Reefkeeping Mag Staff Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Murray, Utah Posts: 3,454	I just got a couple a month or so ago and they are doing great. No aggressive behavior so far. __________________ Murray, Utah 335G reef, 72" Maristar, Deltec AP702, PF601S , 2 Darts 4Vortech MP40's 18,000 Gph Feb, 2012 RC TOTM Current Tank Info: 335g Leemar

03/12/2013, 12:16 PM	#4
Yurivd Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: PTA South Africa Posts: 898	I had one for just over a year. It was in a 120g tank. It killed 1 clown and 3 fairy wrasses. After that i sold it

03/13/2013, 10:53 AM	#7
namxas Things With Stings R Us! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 5,087	Pretty male, Bradley. Here are some pix of some of ours: __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: too many to describe, but i think the count is up to "lucky 13"!

03/13/2013, 03:09 PM	#8
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	I think they'll be ok. They don't really swim a whole lot. Once the find their spot they're pretty stationary __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

03/13/2013, 10:36 PM	#9
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	my favorite: __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

03/14/2013, 05:12 PM	#10
Tactics Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 272	This fish gets very large for an anthias. Seeing a 5" one in person is quite a sight. Reminds me of a bulldog.

03/14/2013, 05:26 PM	#11
oklahoma11 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 87	...

03/14/2013, 07:59 PM	#13
Tactics Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 272	I know. I was going to put one in my 90 gallon until I saw how big they got. I guess the only saving grace with putting them in a small tank is that they don't move very much.

03/15/2013, 12:12 PM	#15
namxas Things With Stings R Us! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 5,087	We had some "issues" with the tank, and lost a few fish, the anthias included. I ended up tearing that tank down, actually. After we moved, that tank never "settled down" properly. __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: too many to describe, but i think the count is up to "lucky 13"!

03/16/2013, 05:19 PM	#16
stunreefer Reef Hugger Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Submerged Posts: 3,253	Damn, sorry to hear that Greg __________________ -Austin Make your animals Thrive, not just Survive.