New Fish

So Im thinking about adding some bosemani to my tank in February but Im hesitant because I already have turquoise rainbows in there. I like the look of a tank with a single species of rainbows but at the same time i would also like some bosemani. Also Im afraid that because my current rainbows are of decent size now and there is a clear alpha male in the tank, will that effect the young bosemani's color and size?? Please give me some feed back.
Thanks,
Alex

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Comment by Harrison Kotre on December 19, 2012 at 11:26pm: Dont know if i can help or not considering I have never kept rainbows but would like to. I don't know much about their behavior but ive read a lot that they NEED their swimming space. If your positive your tank has more room for fish, feel free to add more but if your getting pretty close to the limit i would suggest maybe trading in the alpha male and maybe another turquoise rainbow in return for 2 bosemani rainbows. Just a suggestion... This would clear up the problem of bullying the new rainbows which could maybe lead to their death due to stress... And to answer your last question color will be effected by the bullying of another fish because of the increased stress, but I am not sure about size. Hope I helped in some way or another. :)