🐠 Threadfin Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi)
Purple, Yellow and Pink With Trailing Fin Filaments • The Sole Member of Its Genus • An Active, Engaging Shoaler
 
📋 The Threadfin Anthias, also known as the Carberryi or Threadfin Goldie, shows striking differences between the sexes: males have a vivid purple head and belly against a yellow back and tail, with elongated dorsal and caudal fin filaments, while females show softer shades of pink, orange, and yellow throughout.
It comes from the Western Indian Ocean, from the Maldives to East Africa, hovering just off outer reef slopes in strong, nutrient-rich currents at depths from 12 to over 100 feet, forming large aggregations that pluck zooplankton from the water by day before retreating into reef crevices at dusk. It's the sole species in its own genus, Nemanthias. Every Threadfin Anthias we ship is feeding well.
Once settled, it's a wonderfully active, engaging fish, and its confident presence can help coax shyer tankmates out of hiding. It's fully reef safe and does best kept as a harem of one male with several females, with only one male per tank, since two together leads to extreme aggression. It reaches up to 10cm, so plan on at least 265L.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Purple, Yellow and Pink With Filament Fins: Striking colour differences between sexes
🔬 The Sole Member of Its Genus: The only species in Nemanthias
🐟 Helps Draw Out Shy Fish: Its confident, active presence encourages timid tankmates
🍽️ Ships Feeding Well: A smooth start in your tank
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Won't harm corals or invertebrates