Adding more Anthias. What to expect?

[eskymick]

I'm trying to get a feel for what I might expect if I add three more squareback anthias to my tank.

Right now I have a 4" male squareback, and he's definitely the "boss" type of fish in his tank. His tank mates are a Blueface angel and a double-saddle butterfly (in a 125).

I want to add three female squarebacks in the hopes of creating a harem. How would you think the male would react to that addition? Would he be pleased and excited .. like a "sailor in a cathouse"? Or .. would he be crazed in anger and commence on an exercise of mass murder?

Does anyone have experience with this or can anyone offer an educated guess?

 

[Serioussnaps]

He is gonna for lack of better words...kick their asses....and show his dominance.....i say go for it but dont expect to go without a loss or two(you might not though)....you could take out the male for a couple of days and reintroduce all of them at the same time...i did this with dispars and all were fine except i had a couple of jumpers...due to their "jumpiness" i dont keep them anymore

 

[eskymick]

Maybe I best divide the tank with a piece of clear glass for a number of days when the females are introduced.