Mutiple Maroons in one tank (8-10?)

[codyjp]

I've got the itch to move up to a bigger tank. I currently have a happy pair of Maroons that I just can't let go of. I'd like to go from my 24g to something around 75 gallons.

My female is about 2.5-3 inches and the male is about 1.5 inches. If I were to move those 2 into a tank with several very small males would she be able to establish dominance over them all and just be happy living life with a bunch of hot young hunks or would she just kill all the new guys? I know I would be best off to just trade my maroons in for something friendlier but I just can't do that, I'm morally committed to these twerps!

I've already tried putting other fish in the tank with my big maroon and she seems to murder everything so I've given up on having a mixed tank, even though this might work in a larger tank (I haven't tried a lion fish as a tankmate...:lolspin

 

[codyjp]

I think I just found my answer here http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=245520

of course, if anybody has had success with it I'd love to hear about it. ;(

 

[stykthyn]

make that 750 gallons and you could probably get away with it.

 

[jksteele010]

I have a 75 currently and would worry about adding just one more to my current maroon. They get big and very aggressive. But with my 210 I might get another one for her, see if it takes.

 

[davocean]

In a 75g you probably have a good chance at adding other fish, but no way would I add even one more maroon.