siskiou Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I'm adding a small school of chromis to my 40G (was thinking 4 or 6), but I keep seeing people recommend to get an uneven number. Is there a good reason or is it just a myth that gets passed on. What are your experiences?(scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I'm adding a small school of chromis to my 40G (was thinking 4 or 6), but I keep seeing people recommend to get an uneven number. Is there a good reason or is it just a myth that gets passed on. What are your experiences?(scratch) I would advise against chromis...There is a pretty good thread that chromis actual prefer pairs... People will put five in the tank and they will hang and size up the others, then the smallest one gets killed, off then the next smallest one, etc... if you want schooling fish I would go with firefish or cardinals. Just my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 I would advise against chromis...There is a pretty good thread that chromis actual prefer pairs... . Can you tell me where I can find that thread? So, Chromis are NOT schooling fish at all? Maybe I should just get two then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Can you tell me where I can find that thread? So, Chromis are NOT schooling fish at all? Maybe I should just get two then? http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=848140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 Thanks! It actually sounds like they prefer to be single. :( Some people's seem to be okay in small groups, but I'll have to rethink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 Thanks! It actually sounds like they prefer to be single. :( Some people's seem to be okay in small groups, but I'll have to rethink. No problem. I think the chromis's are over rated! JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 How about a harem of royal grammas?? They are cool fish. Firefish are neat too, i'd try to get all the different colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 Price was a bit of a consideration, too! And activity level. So, royal grammas school and don't turn on each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 I would avoid the grammas, firefish or bangaii cardinals are what I would get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 The cardinals mostly just hover in one place as far as I've seen and I was hoping for a more active fish or two. How active are the firefish (apart from wanting to jump out of the tank)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 I have to disagree with the chromis comments.............I have 8 that have been together for over 8 months. Sometimes there is a bit of bullying but for the most part they hang out as 8, sometimes they hang in two groups of 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 What about Lyretail Anthias? I read they like to hang out in groups, but can't find much info on them on the net in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 anthias are cool, but they will outgrow your tank. Chromis poop, according to one well versed LFS owner, is like fertilizer to sps. And there are quite a few folks who have a school of chromis in their tanks. They are highly visable, and bring out shy fish from their respective hiding places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefboy Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 well iv have six that i kept in my tide pools together going on 2 years a few jumped to there deaths thats how i ended with six but have had no probs with them killing each other in a 50 gal prop tank(i use them to naturaly feed my frags)and have clients also that have 6 or more for the last year with no probs so i gess what im saying is 50gal or larger u should be fine with six but as we all know fish that are normaly docile can turn murder in small systems but of all the damsels these are the only ones i trust not to go jehaad on my other fish and i get the schooling with out spending the big bucks for anthias and frankly i think there pretty(fish) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 so i gess what im saying is 50gal or larger u should be fine with six but as we all know fish that are normaly docile can turn murder in small systems but of all the damsels these are the only ones i trust not to go jehaad on my other fish and i get the schooling with out spending the big bucks for anthias and frankly i think there pretty(fish) I have 50G of water (maybe a bit more with the sump, but the tank itself is only a 40G (36x15x16). If I do decide to try the chromis, should I only get 4 or 5? Or is that too many? I read about them some more yesterday and some people think they need to be fed several times a day (like anthias) to keep them from turning on each other. How often do you feed your's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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