Blotched Anthias with fathead ?

[toky916]

So I have a Blotched Anthias for a couple months and I got a fathead anthias the other day and I put him in acclamation box in the main tank due to there similar shape will the Blotched Anthias bully the new fathead ?
I would like to know or I'll just put him the the other tank.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

I did a little research a while back, because I have a fathead and wanted a blotched... and my conclusion was to not keep them together.

 

[Fishfirst]

Kevin had them together in a 120 gallon. With a properly sized individual, and proper social acclimation it can be done

 

[toky916]

The new fathead is smaller compared to the bloched. I have him in the acclimation box to get him used to the new tank Mates or just remove him put him in the smaller tank. I what to keep both in the main but not sure.

 

[toky916]

Bump should I just let him in ?

 

[seahorsedreams]

Blotches are nasty little anthias when they are larger. The fathead is super timid. I put them together and ended up removing the fathead. He was simply not going to thrive in that tank. They were fine for awhile, but he ended up being a tankmate for my seahorses. All he did around the blotches was hide. He was a different fish with the seahorses, much more social.