90 gallon tank with anthias

pnsnowboard · 02/23/2006, 06:14 PM

is a 90 gallon tank too small for 3 lyretail anthias ?????

21Reefman · 02/23/2006, 06:34 PM

No, I had 3 lyretails in a 20gal. They can get aggresive if hungry. I have 3 fathead/sunburst anthias in a 92, they love it

JeremyT · 02/23/2006, 09:22 PM

I wouldn't do it. Why 21Reefman probably had success is because he crowded them. Which with a potentially 5in. aggressive anthias I wouldn't do.
There are several ways you can keep anthias in groups that have a good chance of succeeding. A large group{around nine} in a large tank{180g.+} to spread out the aggression. One anthias per 50-75g. Or, the least practical way because of water quality, space, etc; crowding them{almost like cichlids}.

If you added three lyretails to a 90g you could lose the least aggressive female. I say "could" because fish aren't predictable, but I wouldn't give the less aggressive female a big chance of living. I would just get two at most.

143gadgets · 02/24/2006, 01:30 AM

I have 4 lyretails in my 75 gallon and they are doing fantastic. I would say give it a try.

pnsnowboard · 02/24/2006, 11:25 PM

i think i might give it a try

143gadgets · 02/25/2006, 01:42 AM

Here are some pics for encouragement! Good luck!

02/23/2006, 06:14 PM	#1
pnsnowboard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: aurora CO Posts: 867	90 gallon tank with anthias is a 90 gallon tank too small for 3 lyretail anthias ?????

02/23/2006, 06:34 PM	#2
21Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago/NW IN Posts: 403	No, I had 3 lyretails in a 20gal. They can get aggresive if hungry. I have 3 fathead/sunburst anthias in a 92, they love it __________________ "The significant problems that we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." Albert Einstein

02/23/2006, 09:22 PM	#3
JeremyT Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 68	I wouldn't do it. Why 21Reefman probably had success is because he crowded them. Which with a potentially 5in. aggressive anthias I wouldn't do. There are several ways you can keep anthias in groups that have a good chance of succeeding. A large group{around nine} in a large tank{180g.+} to spread out the aggression. One anthias per 50-75g. Or, the least practical way because of water quality, space, etc; crowding them{almost like cichlids}. If you added three lyretails to a 90g you could lose the least aggressive female. I say "could" because fish aren't predictable, but I wouldn't give the less aggressive female a big chance of living. I would just get two at most.

02/24/2006, 01:30 AM	#4
143gadgets Moved On Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,151	I have 4 lyretails in my 75 gallon and they are doing fantastic. I would say give it a try.

02/24/2006, 11:25 PM	#5
pnsnowboard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: aurora CO Posts: 867	i think i might give it a try

02/25/2006, 01:42 AM	#6
143gadgets Moved On Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,151	Here are some pics for encouragement! Good luck!