Pseudanthias hypselosoma
Stocky Anthias — Photo: By Izuzuki - http://www.izuzuki.com/, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32116781
Stocky anthias
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/8124
This fish is from the Indo Pacific region.
Reef compatible. ..Anthias species are all hermaphrodites, If a dominant male perishes the largest female of the group will often morph to take its place.
A timid fish that does best with other non agressive species.
Min. Tank Size 100 litres.plus
Size 19 cm
Sg 1.020 - 1.025
pH 8.1 - 8.5
Temp. 23 -28 °C
Water Hardness 8-10 °d
Diet carnivore Once acclimated they do best on a varied diet of frozen mysis, brine shrimp, and over time may learn to eat flake foods, a refigium for cultivating copepods and amphipods helps provide live food sure to keep this active planktivore content.