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07/06/2017, 05:35 AM
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Location: Walton Hills, Ohio
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Male Anthia is acting weird...
I have 3 Ignitus Anthia's, 1 male and 2 female. For the past 2-3 days the male has been acting just a little weird.
He has not left the little home they have created in one of the rock formations. Looks to be breathing and moving around a little, but essentially he is just sitting on the sand bed, and looks to be guarding something. Could the anthias have spawned, and the male is guarding the fertilized eggs? It's hard to see what he's guarding without moving the rocks, and I don't want to do that. The two females are just swimming around per usual. Curious if anyone else has experienced anything like this.
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07/06/2017, 06:49 AM
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Grizzled & Cynical
 Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Stamford, CT
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Unlikely. Pseudoanthias will do this, particularly when new to the tank. Often it means nothing, but sometimes it is a symptom of some kind of problem.
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07/06/2017, 03:26 PM
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Thanks for the info. I've had all 3 anthias for about 12 weeks now, and this is the first I'm seeing of this action.
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