Is it possible to buy a group of bartlett's where the male is already established (i.e. larger) and the females are smaller?
I'm just wondering if you use the lower density strategy (i.e. 1 anthia per 40-50 gallons per Scott Michael's book), buy a group with 1 supermale already established, and finally have a "boss" for the tank to keep everyone in line (i.e. aggressive tang, like a purple or established yellow), you might increase your chances of keeping a mini harem rather than all of them turning male? I think bradleyj uses the low density strategy, has a bluethroat trigger (please correct me if I'm wrong on this one). However, I'm not sure if when you bought them, if there were all the same size.
Just some thoughts.
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