Bleeding Heart Anthias

Pseudanthias cooperi

Due to variations within
species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate
size range may also vary between individual specimen

Care Level: Moderate

Temperament: Peaceful

Color Form: Orange,
Pink, Red, White

Diet: Carnivore

Reef Compatible: Yes

Water Conditions: 72-78?
F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025

Max. Size: 4"

Origin: Indo-Pacific

Family: Serranidae

Minimum Tank Size: 70
gallons

The Bleeding Heart Anthias is also known as Red Bar
Anthias. Males have a light pink color body with vertical red bar in the
mid-section of the body. Females display more orange with a silvery belly and
red tail. Males and females both sport a light blue edging around most of their
fins. Red-Bar Anthias have a wide range from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean
from East Africa, to Samoa, Japan and Australia.

Red-Bar Anthias generally stay in the middle levels of
the tank, but also require plenty of caves, ledges, and other hiding places.
They can grow to a length of approximately 4?. Although a 70-gallon tank will
suffice for one fish, if keeping a group of one male and several females, a
125-gallon tank or larger tank is needed.

Anthias species all share the trait of being
hermaphroditic. If a dominant male perishes, the largest female of the group
will often morph to take its place.

Once acclimated to a new aquarium, Anthias do best when
fed a varied diet of frozen mysis shrimp, enriched frozen brine shrimp, and
over time may eat high-quality flake foods offered in small quantities
throughout the day. An attached refugium cultivating copepods and amphipods
provides a steady supply of nutritious live food sure to keep this active
planktivore content.