Adding Female Lyretail Anthias to a Male

[Bernie21]

I recently found a fully Male Red Lyretail Anthias & added him to my tank. Now I want to add a few females for him but I have a few questions. How many should I add & what size? I was thinking of adding 2 females. My local LFS has some, but I think they're his size or maybe bigger, does this matter, what will happen? or should I just wait til they get some smaller ones?

Thanks

 

[SDguy]

I would find smaller ones... noticeably smaller than him. Also make sure they don't have even a hint of an elongated dorsal spine. In a 92g corner tank, I would not add more than one or two.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I would find smaller ones... noticeably smaller than him. Also make sure they don't have even a hint of an elongated dorsal spine. In a 92g corner tank, I would not add more than one or two.

I agree, pairs/groups of anthias need a lot more room than a single fish.