Help me to I.D. these two gorgeous anthias

[vangoghfish]

There were two pink ones, one disappeared from the tank(before I got them), both of these seemed to have paired up nicely, eatng great, labeled lyrtail and dispar, doubt if they are either, both very long bodies as you can see, with great color.
Was curious, and want more, but will wait until my new larger tank build and add in together.
Photos attached

 

[vangoghfish]

As you can see, they made friends with my cleaner wrasse, and they actually school with green chromis too....lol

 

[AlohaTropics]

Dispar Anthias

 

[vangoghfish]

Both, male and female?

 

[ming]

Dispar Anthias

+1
You can tell if its male with the longer dorsal fin. The pics show the dorsal fine closed up. You can google pics of it

 

[lfsmarineguy]

+2 Dispar.

Males should be far more colorful than females but for best results you should keep a small group and let them figure out their hierarchy. How new are these fish in your tank? They don't look too thrilled with their pinched dorsal fins.

 

[vangoghfish]

They went in the tank on Tuesday, so only a few days, ate quickly, they they seem to school a bit with 3 green chromis.

 

[vangoghfish]

Actually two days now, but as mentioned, pigging out already.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

how often are you feeding them and what?

 

[vangoghfish]

Spectrum New Life Marine pellets, Ocean Nutrition forumla one, frozen mysis(not that interested in), frozen bloodworms(loved), spirulina flakes. Suggestions on healthiest diet, a friend has lyrtails, was feeding 2-3 times daily, and switched to feeding his reef tank once daily in the am, all live stock and corals seem great.

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

Definitely a beautiful fish.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I feed anthias PE mysis (cuz it's just better than any other brand) soaked in reef nutrition phytofeast 3 times daily. Anthias are very active and are planktonic feeders so several feedings a day is necessary to keep them at a good weight. They can waste away quickly if they aren't given enough food. The PE mysis with the added phyto mimics the small food that they would normally consume in the wild with the phyto acting as a gut load.

 

[ming]

I would try get them eating mysis. In the beginning when its not eating as voraciously, I would try feed them 2-3x a day.

 

[albano]

I would try get them eating mysis. In the beginning when its not eating as voraciously, I would try feed them 2-3x a day.

+1...all my anthias seem much better with 3X day feedings

 

[vangoghfish]

Alfie, what anthias do you have, in the large tank?

 

[albano]

Alfie, what anthias do you have, in the large tank?

Fathead, Disbar, Lyretail, Bartletts, and one 'unknown'

 

[vangoghfish]

Funny Alfe, all the best, not surprised, no squarebacks or Bimaculatus with that biggggg tank....lol