Mixing Anthias

[scrambler1880]

Just curious if it is possible/advisable to mix anthias I currently have two bimaculatus anthias (male and a female) in my 110g and was considering adding one fathead ... other occupants:

1 purple tang
1 longnose hawkfish
1 starry dragonet (aka red scooter blenny)
2 bangaii's
2 clowns

Note: my display is 110g but my sump is 170 so total system volume is 280g so I am not so much concerned about the bioload I mostly want to know if they will all get along

 

[nonstopfishies]

Just curious if it is possible/advisable to mix anthias I currently have two bimaculatus anthias (male and a female) in my 110g and was considering adding one fathead ... other occupants:

1 purple tang
1 longnose hawkfish
1 starry dragonet (aka red scooter blenny)
2 bangaii's
2 clowns

Note: my display is 110g but my sump is 170 so total system volume is 280g so I am not so much concerned about the bioload I mostly want to know if they will all get along

If/when you do it definitely use an acclimation box for a few days/week. This will help tankmates get accustom to the new anthias and you will be able to observe aggression(or lack there of). You should be able to see if it will work in that time and if it doesn't you can sell/trade that anthias for something else.

I recently added 2 Carberryi anthias to 2 established Resplendent anthias in my 210. I made the mistake of not using an acclimation box, though the new ones had a month in QT to get healthy and fat. The established male kept the newbies pinned in the corner for a few days, but over the course of the next week aggression slowly subsided. Now, they swim together in the open and there is very rarely any sort of aggression. Once in a while the male will flash in front of the other anthias, but no chasing. The Resplendent male does display more flashing to the resplendent female than before and also showing better coloration.

 

[scrambler1880]

Great, thanks for the input:fish1: