Anthias feeding

Fesso · #1 10-07-2013, 03:16 PM

Depends on the type of Anthia. I just made a terrible rookie mistake: on Friday I bought 3 Purple Queen Anthias without a quick google search that would have told me that they are planktivores and need to be fed up to 10x a day with food no bigger then cyclopeeze. They were all dead by Sunday.

lastlight · #2 10-07-2013, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Fesso

Depends on the type of Anthia. I just made a terrible rookie mistake: on Friday I bought 3 Purple Queen Anthias without a quick google search that would have told me that they are planktivores and need to be fed up to 10x a day with food no bigger then cyclopeeze. They were all dead by Sunday.

wow i had no idea. wanted to buy a pair a while ago and thankfully i did not. I've always fed once per day and my squarespots are both doing awesome. they're not considered hard to keep though.

Basile · #3 10-07-2013, 04:03 PM

Well like i said i'm not using feeders i've seen what they do to tank parameters and its not pretty. By the way a little trick when you buy a fish always ask what they were feeding them if you know its a difficult fish to feed, and tell them your not buying it until you know it, they smart up real quick before selling it to you. And then you ask them to sell you that same food if they don't have it don't buy the fish, because they were conning you.....simple logic here guys.

Thanks for your input.