Adding bartlett anthias at seperate times

[MBVette]

my LFS has a couple beautiful bartletts right now. At some point I would like to have 4-5 of them. What would happen if I bought the two they have there now and buy a few more at a later date.

Would the new ones integrate well with the older ones or will the older ones fight and possibly kill the new ones?

Thanks

 

[tibob32]

as long as you only add juvies or females there shouldn't be any problem. The problems with anthias come when you have multiple males. That being said, with bartlett, you'll probably end up with multiple males anyways and they're really not all that aggressive

 

[MBVette]

cool thats what I was hoping to hear. I have been wanting bartletts for awhile and have read a decent amount on them; but my LFS had never had them until now, so I wanted to grab them before they sell them.

When I spoke to them earlier they said they can try to get more, but they do not know how quickly they can get them in.

 

[tom obrecht]

What size system are we talking about?

 

[MBVette]

210g w/ 75g sump

 

[tom obrecht]

With that size I think you would be fine with your plan. Could even add a couple more of a different variety.