Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
150,00 EGP
Facts
| Latin name | Pseudanthias squamipinnis – (Peters, 1855) |
| Local name | Lyretail Anthias |
| Family | Serranidae – Pseudanthias |
| Origin | East Indian Ocean, Australia, Japan, The Red Sea |
| Max length | 13 cm (5,1″) |
As aquarium fish
| Minimum volume | 300 l (79 gal) |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Suitable for aquarium | Suitable with care |
| Reef safe | Always reef safe |
| Aggressiveness | Might be aggressive towards food competitors |
Feed
| Recommended | Small crustaceans (Krill, mysis, artemia…) Zooplankton (Cyclops, pods…) |
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Beware of
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Jumps out of open aquaria
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| This species is known to jump out of open aquaria. |
Keep in mind
| Requires a varied diet |
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| This species must be fed with an appropriately varied diet. |
| Frequent feeding |
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| This fish requires feeding several times a day, especially when newly added. When the fish can find its natural food in the aquarium it requires less frequent feeding. |
| Hiding places |
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| This species needs good hiding places, for example, between live rocks. |
| Can be aggressive |
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This species can be aggressive if they are not provided with adequate space.
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| Hermaphroditic |
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| This species can change gender from female to male. When a male is needed, a female changes sex and takes on the role. |
| Groups of Anthias |
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| Anthias can reside in a group with one male and multiple females if the aquarium is large enough, however, some of the group maywell die, if one buys too many. If there is a lack of space, it will be the fish lowest in the hierarchy that will die, due to stress and lack of food. It is best to have only one or a couple in smaller aquariums. If one wises to have a shoal, it would be wise to keep 8 or more, so that potential aggression will be taken out on multiple specimens. The following species are best suited for an Anthias shoal: N. carberryi, P. dispar, P. hawaiiensis, P. ignitus, P. lori, P. pasculus, P. pulcherrimus, P. randalli, P. smithvanizi and P. ventralis. When a larger number is kept, they will require more space than indicated above. |
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