About a month ago I picked up 3 Bartlett Anthias. They were all swimming out in front of the tank and schooling together. Now, they stay in a cave and one inparticular never leaves the cave. No other fish bothers or torments them. Any ideas why this is occuring?
Bartlett Anthias?
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Most anthias like the bartlett are kinda squirly with brightly lit aquariums. Since they're mostly deep water fish sometimes they don't adapt well to our light saturated reef tanks.
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Can't really say what's going through their lil heads 
. I'd say 3 weeks of peaceful schooling shows they acclimated correctly. Something may have just spooked them... hopefully they'll come back out and school for you.
. I'd say 3 weeks of peaceful schooling shows they acclimated correctly. Something may have just spooked them... hopefully they'll come back out and school for you.FutureInterest;58043 wrote: Can't really say what's going through their lil heads
well, almost said "easy to see what the problem is: school doesn't start until August."
(but then I changed my mind)
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If they were all females when you bought them you may have one that is going thought a sex change, that will cause them to act strange. True what (future interest) said they do come from deep low light reefs but have seen many do well under high light tanks. I have two in my tank now and one is changing sex ,(mine hid for days also)there top fin will come to more of a point and color and patterns will change.
Here is what all my anthias look like. Today I noticed, during feeding time, that 2 of the three have developed a fushia pink line starting at the top of the eyes and ending at the dorsal fin. Any ideas? Males, Females?
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