How many blue chromis should I get?

[Zoaelite]

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]

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.

[globaldesigns]

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.

[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

[daniella3d]

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.

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

[Magma]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

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.

never knew they lose colour, but I did know they didnt get along with other wrasses, mine seems really peaceful toward his tank mates but I do have a lot of rock for him to hide in

[scubasteve13]

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]

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

[pirate]

I got 3 blue/green reef chromis and they almost always seem to be schooling. They are toghter then apart and then back toghter. I've had them for about 2 months now and they were schooling like this in the other persons tank as well. But I do have a couple of damsels that like to chase. I was thinking I might add a few more into the mix, but too many other fish that I might want!

[digital-audiophile]

I've tried on a few different occasions to keep a "school" of 12+ chromis. Each time I always end up with only one left. Not worth the money and effort for this fish IMO.