Chromis, Good Idea Or Bad?

[MarkoD]

i was thinking about adding 10 chromis to my 180 gallon. id like to add some movement and think it would look cool to have a school of chromis.

anyone have any experiences with these? good or bad?

[Proteus]

I wish mine never happened. I bought 9 when I fired up tank and have 9 stiiiillll. My wife likes them but there's nicer schooling fish

[MarkoD]

Anthias are too expensive to get 10

[Kevotron]

I have a group of 7 and they are pretty nice to look at
is definitely the best bang for ur buck interms of schooling fishes

[Slick Fork]

When I had a 110 going I bought a school of about 10. They seemed to actively kill each other off until there were about 4 left. Once they were down to that number they seemed very happy together and got along just fine. I liked having them in the tank as they did add a lot of movement.

[reefme]

When I had a 110 going I bought a school of about 10. They seemed to actively kill each other off until there were about 4 left. Once they were down to that number they seemed very happy together and got along just fine. I liked having them in the tank as they did add a lot of movement.

Now I know. I start with 12 and only 4.

[reefme]

Was blaming on my trigger so I gave my trigger away.

[TimT]

Vanderbilt's chromis are a very pretty schooling fish.

[NorthernCoral]

I had 5 green/blues in my 65g and they were awesome, lost a couple to different causes, dont think it had anything to do with the amount I had. Not aggressive towards other fish or anything and looked really natural the way they schooled. Planning on getting a dozen or so vanderbilts or some other cool chromis variation in the future. If you have large sps colonies they will sleep inside them/ hide in them when scared, again looks like something you would typically see on a natural reef. Good decision I would think, but dont trust me as I have not had a group this large but again I wouldnt think it would be much different than having a smaller group in a smaller tank.

[toytech]

Had 3 in a 55 and they always where together .

[jtbadco]

I'd go with Black and White Chromis

[MarkoD]

Where can I find black and white

[jtbadco]

i got mine at J and L

[MarkoD]

thats a little far for me. just got 11 blue green chromis for 50 bucks

[fishytime]

I started with 14 and ended up with 5.....the problem isnt with the chromis....the problem is with what we call a school.....we add 10 or 20 or 30 and call it a school, when in the wild these fish school by the hundreds....what we have is a small group...... expect some losses

[mws]

I had 8 and they been fine until they start laying eggs non stop and chase/bite anyone come near the eggs.Never again.

[weyburnt]

I'll check those links out, and keep hunting around. I'm happy with my current t5s but I am getting the upgrade itch. And would like to know my options when the time comes.

[tt101]

I'll check those links out, and keep hunting around. I'm happy with my current t5s but I am getting the upgrade itch. And would like to know my options when the time comes.

..............ok?

[Maverick00]

impossible to keep more than one in my 33 gallon. Ive always assumed "this tank isnt big enough for the two of us" syndrome. Too bad because i really liked the school affect.

[SkunkClown]

Yes it seems they tend to kill each other off. I had 4 in a 200g tank and they became 2 in a couple of weeks :(. Interestingly my 4 yellow tail damsels seem to get along fine. I heard the orange lined cardinal is a good schooler.