Common Name: Waite's/Magenta Anthias
Species Name: Luzonichthys waitei (Fowler, 1931)
Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Aldabra and Astove of Seychelles to the Loyalty Islands and Japan
Size: up to 2.5 inches (6 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit outer reef slopes
General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 83°F (22 - 28°C). Not normally found in the aquarium trade - shown here for identification purpose only. However, if available, diet consists mainly of meaty foodstuffs, e.g., mysis shrimp, enriched brine shrimp, and enriched fresh fish and shrimp flesh. Safe with invertebrate and needs at least two feeding of meaty foodstuffs per day.
Aquarium Suitability: *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.