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Lyretail Anthias
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Family: Serranidae
📍 Indo-Pacific — Red Sea to Japan
One of the most colourful reef fish — females orange-pink, males dazzling magenta-purple with elongated tail filaments. Best kept in a harem (one male, multiple females) with strong flow and frequent feeding.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- diet
- carnivore — mysis, copepods, PE pellets
- maxSize
- 5 inches
- minTankSize
- 70 gallons
- temperature
- 73–82°F (23–28°C)
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Temperature
73–82°F
23–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
79°F — 82°F seasonal range · (Jan low, May high)