Where are lyretail Anthias found?

Indo-Pacific region
Range & Habitat The lyretail anthias is found in the Indo-Pacific region, most often around coral reefs, in clear lagoons, and steep slopes to a depth of 35 m. They often are found in large schools.

Are lyretail Anthias aggressive?

Temperament: In general, Lyretail Anthias are peaceful fish that will get along with other tank inhabitants, so long as they are provided a proper diet and enough room to freely swim about. When underfed or kept in cramped conditions, they have been known to become aggressive towards smaller, more passive fish.

Are lyretail Anthias Reef Safe?

Reef Tank Compatible: Lyretail anthias are perfectly suited to be kept in a coral filled reef display. They are open water swimmers that feed on zooplankton, ignoring sessile invertebrates. All but the tiniest of ornamental shrimps would also be safe. The only caveat to this is their food requirements.

Can I keep a single anthias?

Valuable Member. Some anthias lose color in home aquarium(male lyretail and squareback are notorious) but they can be kept single.

How long do lyretail Anthias live?

Lyretail Anthias Lifespan And while they DO share a familial branch with groupers, they aren’t aggressive enough to hold their own against predators. As such, it’s no real surprise their lifespan only comes in around 5-6 years.

How big do lyretail anthias get?

Size: Males reach about six inches (15 cm) and the females are slightly smaller. Diet: These anthias feed on zooplankton.

Can you mix different anthias?

yes. there is always a pecking order, but you can. there are worse fish to combine, anthias are not too aggressive, and after the initial bullying, all will be fine.

Can you keep multiple anthias?

As long as they are not in the same complex of species, each species can have a male present. Since lyretails are a feistier species, other feisty species would be better suited as tankmates. Bartletts, cooperi, stocky, fasciatus, bimaculatus, and pink square will all work.

Do anthias need to be in groups?

Scott Michael says most anthias are actually best kept singly. People think that having five anthias makes an anthias shoal, but a true anthias shoal is like 2-3,000 fish, the group dynamics are not the same!

What size tank do Anthias need?

The Lyretail Anthias does best when kept in a group and housed in a species-specific aquarium of at least 125 gallons in size. Male Lyretail Anthias are best kept alone or with several females.