Anthias
Bartlett's anthias
Pseudanthias bartlettorum
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Adult size
- 8.9 cm in aquariums
- Minimum tank
- 265 litres
- Temperament
- Mostly peaceful
- With corals
- Reef safe
- Captive-bred
- Wild-caught (captive-bred rare)
- IUCN status
- Least Concern
How do you care for the bartlett's anthias?
Semi-aggressive; one of the more peaceful anthias.
Feeding
Carnivore.
Frequent feeds; refugium helps.
Tank and special needs
Plan for at least 265 litres of water (the care sheet says 70 US gallons).
Caves, strong flow.
Corals and invertebrates
None.
Which tankmates suit the bartlett's anthias?
Groups in a species-focused tank.
Suggested order in a mixed tank: add after the first peaceful fish.
More than one bartlett's anthias
Best kept as a group added at the same time, in a tank big enough for the group.
Other fish
Checked against the other 59 fish in this guide, assuming a tank big enough for both. Individual fish differ, so treat this as a starting point.
Usually fine together (59)
- Ocellaris clownfish
- Percula clownfish
- Clark's anemonefish
- Tomato clownfish
- Maroon clownfish
- Neon goby
- Yellow clown goby
- Yellow watchman goby
- Orange spotted goby
- Hi-fin red banded goby
- Gold head sleeper goby
- Rainford's goby
- Lawnmower blenny
- Bicolor blenny
- Midas blenny
- Tailspot blenny
- Striped fang blenny
- Royal dottyback
- Orchid dottyback
- Magenta dottyback
- Neon dottyback
- Banggai cardinalfish
- Pyjama cardinalfish
- Green chromis
- Yellowtail blue damsel
- Blue damsel
- Azure damsel
- Humbug damsel
- Yellow coris wrasse
- Six line wrasse
- Red head solon fairy wrasse
- Carpenter's flasher wrasse
- Melanurus wrasse
- Leopard wrasse
- Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
- Firefish
- Purple firefish
- Scissortail dartfish
- Lyretail anthias
- Royal gramma
- Yellow assessor
- Yellow tang
- Regal blue tang
- Kole tang
- Scopas tang
- Powder blue tang
- Coral beauty
- Flame angelfish
- Cherub angelfish
- Foxface rabbitfish
- Flame hawkfish
- Longnose hawkfish
- Falco hawkfish
- Yellowhead jawfish
- Mandarin dragonet
- Spotted mandarin
- Moorish idol
- Harlequin filefish
- Copperband butterflyfish
Invertebrates
Only the invertebrates with a known risk are listed.
Take care (2)
- Tiger tail sea cucumberA stressed or dead tiger tail sea cucumber can release toxins that harm fish; cover pump intakes.
- Sea appleA stressed or dead sea apple can release toxins that harm fish; cover pump intakes.
Corals and anemones
Only the corals and anemones with a known risk are listed.
Take care (1)
- Carpet anemones (Haddon's, giant)The carpet anemones (Haddon's, giant) can catch and eat small fish such as the bartlett's anthias.
These checks follow the reasons fish and invertebrates clash: same species or genus, similar shape, mouth size, temperament, food, burrows, tank size and the order they are added. Individual animals differ; every source agrees on that.
Quarantine and health
As lyretail.
New fish are the most common way disease gets into a reef tank. Quarantine every fish in a separate tank before it joins the display, and choose a method that suits its tolerance of copper.
Captive-bred or wild?
Wild-caught.
Name note: FishBase and Wikipedia now place it in Nemanthias (Nemanthias bartlettorum).
Sources
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Related fish
Lyretail anthias
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
- Care
- Intermediate
- Adult size
- 13 cm
- Tank from
- 492 litres
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Corals
- Reef safe
Photo Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0