How many blue chromis should I get?
 

Hi I currently have a 55 gallon long with a yellow tang Midas blenny a spotted mandarine and 2 ocellaris clowns. I have around 50 pounds of live rock and Many corals. I'm just wondering how many Blue chromis I can get? I feel I am missing some blue fish in my tank... Any advice would be appreciated The tank has been up and running for over a year... Thanks in advance!

I ALMOST added chromis this year. A lot of people advised they can be a pain in the butt and in some cases kill each other off in captive systems.

I cannot vouch personally for this... but I elected to not add them at all.

common misconception of reef tanks - getting a lot chromis won't mean they will school together - schooling is a survival instinct in natural reefs against predators. Unless you a get a predator in there they wont school but instead they will get territorial and start playing "survival of the fittest". They work together when there is a threat - when there isn't threat its every fish for himself.

They might swim together for a bit in the beginning but unless you have a giant tank you will be left with one in a couple weeks/months.

Guaranteed in a 55, they will kill each other off until there is only 1 left.

save your money and buy one.

Or, if you really want some blue, go out and get yourself a couple blue assessors...

a little more expensive, but a peaceful community fish with a wow factor to itl.

Thanks for the advice everyone! Those blue assessors are really beautiful how many of them could I put in? I've decide not to go with the blue chromis lol

Actualy with that being said what other nice blue fish out there would I be able to put in my aquarium

I have 3 and they don't school, they do chase each other tho

I have 2 in a 40gal tank they dont fight each other but they do stay around each other when the clowns start to pick on them.

it's worth mentioning how long you have had them for IMO...
could help the o.p. a little more.

very true, had mine probably month and half now, I had 3 but one wasnt doing so well and ending up being an expensive snack for my bubble tip.