Pyronotanthias smithvanizi

Pyronotanthias smithvanizi, commonly known as the Princess anthias, is a medium-sized anthias species. On its pink base colour it has beautiful small golden-yellow spots. And when the males get older, they get an amazing long blueish-purple split tail. Like all anthias, it's an active fish, which is best kept in a group/school of at least 4-6 fishes. When buying a school you don't need to worry about sex ratios because these fish are hermaphroditic. This means the most dominant fish will automatically turn into the male when there is no other male around.

Keeping this fish in larger numbers will definitely make it shine. Do make sure they can eat multiple times a day though, because in nature they feed on zooplankton the entire day, and are not build for one meal a day! 

Formerly known as Pseudanthias smithvanizi!