Dispar Anthias, Pseudanthias dispar

The Dispar Anthias males have a bright red dorsal fin and lack any red stripes on their tail. The female may display a yellowish-orange on the top and pale lavender to white on the underside. Best kept in a shoal of it’s own species if possible, the larger the shoal the better. One of the smaller and less aggressive Anthia species. The largest member of the shoal will turn male and then look even more impressive 

The Dispar Anthias is a reef inhabitant in the wild. It is a shallow water species that thrives best in an aquarium with one male and up to ten females. 

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.