Geophagus, are they actually better off as a group to deal with future aggression or can they thrive as a solo?
I can't see spending so much money on a group of 6 or more for geos, then when they finally get size, a dominant male will wreck them all for a female. Then having to buy more to get females hopefully so it can somewhat work. Last I checked geos are getting more and more expensive especially on species and size purchase.
It sounds like an expensive move to do just get 1 male and 4-5 females.