OK I just scored a 6X2X2 to setup as a reef display.
heh heh
cool hey
going to hang some serious lighting over it, nice big chiller.
going to have to make some 'base rock' though (garf type) as tis a lotta
room and I want a nice arch in it.
I can't for the life of me figure it out but people want to watch fish swim
thru arches!!
Anyway once I get it thru it's cycle I will have a school of the anthias
You can view tank from 3 sides which is sweet too.
for now though nothing but blue damsels, bi-colour and coral beauty angels,
maybe a dotty back and some blue chromis for the 4 footers
all excited now.
been a while since I setup a new big salt tank.
rokin
ummm.... where do you guys post pics?
heres alright or a binarie ng?



"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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Thats fine I like to feed my tanks through the day espec the puffers.
I also have no problem with fish only marine tanks.
I have large amounts of filtration and water change a lot
Thats cool as the Pacific is just over there ---
Cheers for the heads up on a school maybe working.
Would work well as the males are more expensive than females
so a pink boy and 3 or 4 bright orange girls would rock
Worst case scenario I'll try keep the tank stocked with shrimp heh heh



"Bryan" wrote in message
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you're right Bill. I had to step up my feeding on the single anthias I
had. Unfortunately he never ate so all my other fish had gotten fat.
I should have mentioned that. Sounds like the poster has some experience
though so hopefully he'll pick up on that.

Thanks,

B



"William Marsh" wrote in message
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Bryan: Just a thought I was advised that a school of anthias, or
chromis will need allot of food because unlike other fish they are
constantly moving in the water column and there for have a higher
metabolism. Feeding the tank allot is not necessarily a good thing.
Just my .02 worth.
Bill M
"Bryan" wrote in message
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You know gorilla, you might actually have better look with a school
over a single anthias. They should be fine either way but the school
will probably be more comfortable in a tank together, therefore eat.
I've done some reading on them about this.

Just make sure the vendor has been able to feed them in the tank. That
up's your chances quite a bit.

Good luck,
Bryan

"swarvegorilla" wrote in message
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"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:

But I couldn't find anything about their aquarium life.

One thing I did find is that they max out about 35 cm. That takes a
pretty large tank and might have something to do with the reluctance
of importers to bring them into the States.

It is not listed as a threatened species by the IUCN, but that
doesn't eliminate the possibility that there is some sort of
prohibition on exporting it commercially.

George Patterson
All successes in conservation are temporary. All defeats are
permanent.

I am a reasonably advanced aquarist, and my fishys come fresh from the
collectors on da barrier.
Many don't ship so well.
Have never kept the Indian fish myself either
these that I listed are just a few I have picked out that I want.
Have none of them... yet
Gonna be ordering a lot more marine than that
thats what I do friend
order fish, set them up and sell them off
I also talk.... a lot.
Reef is my weakness.
I just always seem to add something destructive.
Last time it was a hermit crab.
I really like those anthias...... they are really nice.
I could always call the wholesaler and see how they look at his end?
I mean they really are really nice, I'd almost be game to try for a
species tank of them.