How many blue chromis should I get?

Magma · #1 01-12-2011, 07:16 PM

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.

gobytron · #2 01-12-2011, 08:11 PM

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

Magma · #3 01-12-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gobytron

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.

Zoaelite · #4 01-12-2011, 08:48 PM

Zero.

Well not actually but I hate Chromis/ Damsels, nasty little fish. Even got bit in the arse by one when I was snorkeling in Mexico.

ponokareefer · #5 01-12-2011, 09:15 PM

There are a few different kinds of reef safe wrasse's that have blue in them, but they do jump so you need your tank covered.
Longspine cardinalfish have blue in them as well. Some pictures don't show it very well though.
Neon goby's have blue in them, but are very short lived.
There are other blue fish but they are either too big for your system, or not reef safe.

Magma · #6 01-12-2011, 09:19 PM

why not get a sixline wrasse? they have blue in them but are a lot more fun to watch than chromis.

Also blue dartfish, dottybacks, gobys

daniella3d · #7 01-12-2011, 10:41 PM

All the six line wrasse I ever saw were always sort of pink in color, not blue and they can be really aggressive with other fish, especialy newly introduced fish.

Once you put a six line wrasse, it's nearly impossible to put another type of wrasse in there and they also lose their nice color when they grow older.

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Originally Posted by Magma

why not get a sixline wrasse? they have blue in them but are a lot more fun to watch than chromis.

Also blue dartfish, dottybacks, gobys

globaldesigns · #8 01-12-2011, 09:16 PM

don't do it, they are a pain.

I have blue ones which have been fine, but my bicolor chromis are a real pain. always digging, creating sand storms, digging under rocks, covering corals with the digging. A real pain.

scubasteve13 · #9 01-13-2011, 02:07 AM

i have 8 in a 125g reef and they all get along very well but my sixline loves to pick on them, i say lod your tank full lol there only 5 bucks a piece

scubasteve13 · #10 01-13-2011, 02:08 AM

only get a sixline wrasse if you have a worm problem , they are very very mean fish !!