purple queen anthias not eating?

naser · 05-12-2001, 11:30 AM

well anyone else have one if there reef? any clues? ill try in fish only too.

PerryinCA · 05-12-2001, 04:53 PM

They are notorious for not eating and meeting death in captivity. They have a less than 5% survival rate. I would never ever recommend buying them...but if you have it...

try feeding live brine. Most any fish love them. To one up the nutrition soak in selcon and ZOE. Anthias need to be fed 3-4 times a day for best health. Generally meaty foods.

Here's a link to my Anthias Page which includes a link at the bottom to the discussion Scott Micheals gave at reefs.org.

-Perry

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naser · 05-12-2001, 05:30 PM

my lfs gave them to me at like 5 bucks a fish. i thought id see if i could get atleast 1 of the 2 to live. wondering if anyone tried them themselves?

**Ninong** · 05-12-2001, 08:13 PM

The purple queen anthias (Pseudanthias pascalus) is considered one of the most difficult of all the anthias to keep in captivity. It is usually found below 100-ft and therefore does not adapt well to brightly lit aquariums. It should have lots of shelter sites in the tank and no aggressive roommates. The best way to succeed with this species would be to have a reef tank with a deep live sand bed that is biologically active to provide zooplankton and microzooplankton that make up most of its natural diet. If you don't have a deep sand bed in your tank you could always hook up a refugium that has one.

According to Scott Michael, it usually refuses to eat any commercial foods and will waste away as a result. He says that it should be fed several times a day but does not specify what to feed except the zooplankton of a very active refugium. He recommends keeping one male with three or four females. Even though all of the anthias are considered difficult to keep, this species is considered especially difficult.

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naser · 05-12-2001, 11:53 PM

it figures.. the one fish my girlfriend loves will die. they told me it would be almost impossible to get eating. i figured at 5 buck and maybe luck on my side i can get on to eat. i mean there pretty fat. and healthy looking.

naser · 05-13-2001, 10:46 PM

i think one is starting to eat!!! the other one is in a hospital tank right now. i believe it will die. but the other little guy is swimming with the tangs and maybe feeding? not really 100% sure yet.

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naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	purple queen anthias not eating? well anyone else have one if there reef? any clues? ill try in fish only too.

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05-12-2001, 04:53 PM	#2
PerryinCA Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Folsom, CA Posts: 2,103	They are notorious for not eating and meeting death in captivity. They have a less than 5% survival rate. I would never ever recommend buying them...but if you have it... try feeding live brine. Most any fish love them. To one up the nutrition soak in selcon and ZOE. Anthias need to be fed 3-4 times a day for best health. Generally meaty foods. Here's a link to my Anthias Page which includes a link at the bottom to the discussion Scott Micheals gave at reefs.org. -Perry ------------------ Some call it evolution, And others call it God. Each In His Own Tongue (1908) William Herbert Carruth 1859-1924

05-12-2001, 05:30 PM	#3
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	my lfs gave them to me at like 5 bucks a fish. i thought id see if i could get atleast 1 of the 2 to live. wondering if anyone tried them themselves?

05-12-2001, 08:13 PM	#4
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 20,691	The purple queen anthias (Pseudanthias pascalus) is considered one of the most difficult of all the anthias to keep in captivity. It is usually found below 100-ft and therefore does not adapt well to brightly lit aquariums. It should have lots of shelter sites in the tank and no aggressive roommates. The best way to succeed with this species would be to have a reef tank with a deep live sand bed that is biologically active to provide zooplankton and microzooplankton that make up most of its natural diet. If you don't have a deep sand bed in your tank you could always hook up a refugium that has one. According to Scott Michael, it usually refuses to eat any commercial foods and will waste away as a result. He says that it should be fed several times a day but does not specify what to feed except the zooplankton of a very active refugium. He recommends keeping one male with three or four females. Even though all of the anthias are considered difficult to keep, this species is considered especially difficult. Ninong [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img] ------------------ Irrational Exuberance!

05-12-2001, 11:53 PM	#5
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	it figures.. the one fish my girlfriend loves will die. they told me it would be almost impossible to get eating. i figured at 5 buck and maybe luck on my side i can get on to eat. i mean there pretty fat. and healthy looking.

05-13-2001, 10:46 PM	#6
naser super-reefer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 1,908	i think one is starting to eat!!! the other one is in a hospital tank right now. i believe it will die. but the other little guy is swimming with the tangs and maybe feeding? not really 100% sure yet.

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