Fish ID

nbelohlav · 08/09/2012, 06:37 PM

can someone ID this fish please i cant find what kind it is...

if this is in the wrong section please move it as i wasnt sure where to ask.

thank you

rachenbrazil · 08/09/2012, 06:43 PM

Borbonius anthias

wlyon · 08/09/2012, 07:51 PM

Those are one of my favorite anthias's

nbelohlav · 08/09/2012, 07:52 PM

thank you sir, the Mrs wanted one till she saw the price...

TriggersAmuck · 08/09/2012, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nbelohlav

thank you sir, the Mrs wanted one till she saw the price...

Would this price make her more amenable?

nbelohlav · 08/09/2012, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TriggersAmuck

Would this price make her more amenable?

Probably but the min tank size doesn't fit my bill...

Sent from the bottom of the ocean...

namxas · 08/10/2012, 11:45 AM

That's a nice male in the photo...it is indeed Odontanthias borbonius (AKA blotched anthias). You'll also see them ID'd as Holanthias borbonius, which is now considered an invalid binomial name.

We were fortunate enuff to keep a trio for several years. One nice thing with them is that if you keep a trio, they won't pick each other off like many of the other anthias species. They're big, bold fish once they get established, and will do a bit of "bickering", but it's more of a pecking order thing than out and out warfare, and it's always confined to conspecifics.

Our male did decide to "try" one of our fuzzy dwarf lionfish, but all the lion had to do was show it some dorsal spines, and that was all that ever happened.

08/09/2012, 06:37 PM	#1
nbelohlav Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 268	Fish ID can someone ID this fish please i cant find what kind it is... if this is in the wrong section please move it as i wasnt sure where to ask. thank you

08/09/2012, 06:43 PM	#2
rachenbrazil Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Posts: 738	Borbonius anthias __________________ Love Fishes 200 G soft coral reef with vertes ômega 150. 25 G nano reef cadlights nano pls50

08/09/2012, 07:51 PM	#3
wlyon Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 261	Those are one of my favorite anthias's __________________ I have been bit, stung, or pinched by everything in my tanks at least once.

08/10/2012, 11:45 AM	#7
namxas Things With Stings R Us! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Carson, CA Posts: 5,087	That's a nice male in the photo...it is indeed Odontanthias borbonius (AKA blotched anthias). You'll also see them ID'd as Holanthias borbonius, which is now considered an invalid binomial name. We were fortunate enuff to keep a trio for several years. One nice thing with them is that if you keep a trio, they won't pick each other off like many of the other anthias species. They're big, bold fish once they get established, and will do a bit of "bickering", but it's more of a pecking order thing than out and out warfare, and it's always confined to conspecifics. Our male did decide to "try" one of our fuzzy dwarf lionfish, but all the lion had to do was show it some dorsal spines, and that was all that ever happened. __________________ Greg Current Tank Info: too many to describe, but i think the count is up to "lucky 13"!

08/09/2012, 07:52 PM	#4
nbelohlav Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 268	thank you sir, the Mrs wanted one till she saw the price...