Tuka (Purple Queen) Anthias

The Tuka Anthias is widely regarded as one of the most mesmerizing species in the anthias family, boasting an intense purple-magenta body highlighted by a brilliant yellow stripe along its dorsal ridge. A specialized micro-predator, this species demands expert care and attention, requiring a well-established reef environment with strong currents and multiple daily feedings of live or small frozen planktonic foods. When provided with expert husbandry and kept in small group shoals, they create an extraordinary, high-contrast spectacle in high-flow reef displays.