Pseudanthias Cooperi versus Squamipinnis (Red bar versus lyretail anthias)

[Max93]

Hello,

I have kept many lyretails, I'd say about 12 of them by now.

Usually, they end up dying after a year (one by one) with the exact same symptoms that does not spread to my other fish (tangs, gobies, foxface). They have this weird behavior all of a sudden, and they just hide for 3 months then die. Never see them eat. Not symptoms other than an odd behavior, and I think it is either one of two things or a combination: collection practices/quarantine. Not sure, but I have a feeling it has to do with collection.

It starts with the male, tends to start just swimming against the glass up and down, hides in a cave all day, the next female becomes a male and rids the old male. Repeat. I end up with 1 female.

Since red bars are collected from a variety of areas, I want to give them a shot and see if I don't experience the exact same die out issue with the same symptoms.

Does anyone have experience with red bars, are they the same as lyretails in terms of feeding, aggression, etc. ?

 

[Aquatic_Reef_Design]

the lyretails usually are the longest lasting. The borbonius and the bimaculatus are also typically some of the hardier anthias