Saltwater Fish
Lyre-tail Anthias (Male).
The showy male anthias — flushed magenta-red with an elongated lyre tail, leading a shoal of females. Reef-safe and active; anthias are planktivores needing several small feedings a day, with open swimming room and flow in a 70-gallon-plus reef.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Temperament
- Semi aggressive
- Community
- Semi community
- Adult size
- 5"
- Min tank size
- 70 gallons
- Diet
- Planktivore
- Scientific name
- Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Good tank mates
This colorful male anthias does best as the single dominant male over a harem of females, since two males will fight; keep just one male per tank unless it is large enough for separate groups. It mixes well in a peaceful-to-active reef community with clownfish, tangs, wrasses, and gobies, and it is reef-safe with corals and inverts. Avoid pairing it with overly aggressive fish or fast eaters that will outcompete this plankton-grazer at feeding time.
Good to know
Lyretail anthias are born female and the most dominant fish in a group can change sex to become the brightly colored male.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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Erie, PA.
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