How difficult is it to keep Dispar Anthias?

Intermediate. This is an intermediate-level species. Some prior experience and knowledge of environmental management are recommended.

What is the ideal temperature for Dispar Anthias?

The ideal temperature for Dispar Anthias is 22〜26℃. Avoid sudden temperature changes and maintain a stable environment.

How large does Dispar Anthias get?

Dispar Anthias typically reaches Up to 9.5 cm as an adult. Size may vary depending on care conditions and individual genetics.

What should I feed Dispar Anthias?

Dispar Anthias feeds on: Frozen mysis, enriched brine shrimp, copepods, flakes. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

What is the typical price for Dispar Anthias?

The price of Dispar Anthias varies significantly depending on morph, size, and lineage. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Dispar Anthias

Intermediate

Pseudanthias dispar

A small anthias; males have a blood-red dorsal fin, females are orange above and pale lavender below. Forms large shoals on shallow outer reefs. Relatively hardy; group keeping and several feedings a day are the basics.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Temperature

22〜26℃

Size

Up to 9.5 cm

Diet

Frozen mysis, enriched brine shrimp, copepods, flakes

About

The dispar or peach anthias (Pseudanthias dispar) is an anthiadine of the Pacific, from Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Line Islands, north to the Yaeyama Islands and south to the Great Barrier Reef, Fiji and Samoa; it is replaced by the flame anthias (P. ignitus) in the Indian Ocean. It lives on the upper edge of steep outer reef slopes at depths to about 15 m, where mixed-sex shoals gather in moderate currents to feed on drifting plankton. Males have a conspicuous blood-red dorsal fin; females are orange-yellow above and pale lavender to white below. Maximum length is about 9.5 cm. It is a protogynous hermaphrodite: when the male is lost, the largest female changes sex. Among anthias it is peaceful and relatively hardy, but it loses condition easily, so feed frozen mysis, enriched brine shrimp and similar foods in small amounts several times a day. It settles better in a group of one male and several females than alone, and a refugium supplying copepods makes long-term keeping easier.