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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!
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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
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Actualy with that being said what other nice blue fish out there would I be able to put in my aquarium
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I have 3 and they don't school, they do chase each other tho
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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.
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it's worth mentioning how long you have had them for IMO...
could help the o.p. a little more. |
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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.
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