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About Purple-Line Anthias
Slender, elongated body with vibrant purple-pink coloration and distinctive purple vertical stripes along the sides. Males are more intensely colored than females; females display more subdued coloration with white-edged fins.
Key facts
- Family
- Serranidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea to the Hawaiian Islands, including the Great Barrier Reef.
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 4.5
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Min tank size
- 70 gallons
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Diet
- omnivore
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 70 gallon tank with plenty of open water for swimming and rockwork for shelter • Maintain temperature 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, and salinity 1.020–1.025 • Feed small planktonic foods 2–3 times daily: frozen mysis shrimp, copepods, enriched brine shrimp • Keep singly or in small groups (harems with one male) in large established tanks • Susceptible to parasitic infections and requires excellent water quality
- Appearance
- Slender, elongated body with vibrant purple-pink coloration and distinctive purple vertical stripes along the sides. Males are more intensely colored than females; females display more subdued coloration with white-edged fins.
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