Help Choosing next set of Anthias

[Chris Spaulding]

It is time to add some more Anthias to my tank. Currently I have 3 female Lyretail and 1 Male Lyretail along with a large school of Chromis . 8 ft 250 gallon tank. Feeding multiple times a day np even frozen. Thoughts on next set. I have Ignites in my 150 SPS tank. Budget is about $500 for the set. looking for about 5 too 7 for the group for small sizes or 3 too 5

Thank You

 

[slingfox]

I love the look of Sunburst anthias but they are pricey. I ended up getting a pair of Bimac anthias since that is what was available at the local LFS when I stocked my tank. Also very nice looking. Another really nice looking anthias are purple anthias but they are known to be very difficult to keep.

 

[Chris Spaulding]

Another really nice looking anthias are purple anthias but they are known to be very difficult to keep.

Yes I had a group of 5 Queens for about 2 years but when I had a heater crash while at work the tank temp dropped to 68-67 F before I could fix the issue when I got home and all of them just could not take it and passed all other fish survived and some coral lost some color but recovered. So I am hesadent about some of the harder ( expert ) ones to keep.

 

[danreef55]

Barlett Anthias are great additions to ant tank and do well in groups. Borbonius but they are $200 each so you can get 2-1/2