Red Bar Anthias

Pseudanthias Anthias should be added to well established aquariums with plenty of room to swim. Plenty of rock work, caves, cracks and crevices should be provided for areas to rest. Pseudanthias Anthias are reef safe, provide a diet of meaty enriched foods. Always keep well fed with multiple feedings per day. Anthias do best in groups or harems and prefer to swim mid level in the aquarium. Anthias are hermaphroditic meaning they may have both sex organs at some point in their lives. Anthias are jumpers ensure you have a tight fitting lid. Males and females may display different colorations.

The Red Bar Anthias is also known as the Cooper's or Silver Streak Anthias. Red Bar Anthias are quite common in the aquarium trade. They have a pinkish body with females being a bit more orange. Males have a short red bar running vertically down the middle of its body. The males have a red tail while the females tail lobes are red tipped. Red Bar Anthias can grow to 5".

We recommend a minimum aquarium size of 70 gallons or larger for this species.

Water conditions: Salinity 1.020 - 1.025, Temp (F) 72 - 78, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Alkalinity 8 - 12 dKH