Getting back into the hobby Pbass Tem group size

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I'm getting back into the hobby after 5 years. I had pbass before with no real aggression issues. I had a 17" tem, 18" mono and an Oscar in a 300 with no issues. Currently I picked up two 6 inch Tems. I have them in a 75 and had to put a divider in to keep one from injuring/killing the other. Will aggression be reduced if I pick up another 2 for a total of 4? I still have the 300 but not ready to set it up. Would 5 tems be overstocked for a 75. filter is a FX6 filled with ceramic media.

Original Tank:
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New Tem

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Super nice mono and a very clean tank. As for the tem aggression, adding two more will spread the aggression out but it won't stop the agression. As for tank size, your fine to use a 75 as a grow out. Just do frequent and large water changes. Jeff rapps has some nice wild tems right now. As I see you keep your bass for the long haul, those will look nice in that 300 one day.
 
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Welcome baaaaaaaaack!!!!!!

That mono is a beauty
 
well I got two more didn't help at all now three get beet on just as much as one was getting beet on before. not sure where to go from here I really don't want a ton of fish in this 75. Maybe two Oscars?
 
Hmm is,all this aggression coming from one fish?Perhaps you could move it for a while or get rid rid of it.Then you can i serve and see how the others get along without it causing trouble.
 
I set up a divider moved the aggressive fish to one side the other three on the other side and one of the three became aggressive and bullied the other two
 
Avoid feeding the aggressor and target feed the other 3 bass. The aggressor will then become a diff dominating fish. Add a few ditters. Something not to large and some that doesn't fit in their mouth. Should help
 
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