Adding a chalk bass in a 75

[Thomasflynn15]

I have a 75 gallon tank with a decent amount of rock work. I want to add a chalk bass. The current two fish of concern are my azure damsel and orchid dotty. Right now they live 100% peacefully with 2 clowns, a coral beauty, and banggai. Never had any issues. Haven't added fish in over 2 months. Will adding a chalk bass break the peace cycle in my tank?

 

[i cant think]

I have a 75 gallon tank with a decent amount of rock work. I want to add a chalk bass. The current two fish of concern are my azure damsel and orchid dotty. Right now they live 100% peacefully with 2 clowns, a coral beauty, and banggai. Never had any issues. Haven't added fish in over 2 months. Will adding a chalk bass break the peace cycle in my tank?

I would say go for it, if there’s plenty of rockwork for all three fish to establish a territory it should work just fine.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I have a 75 gallon tank with a decent amount of rock work. I want to add a chalk bass. The current two fish of concern are my azure damsel and orchid dotty. Right now they live 100% peacefully with 2 clowns, a coral beauty, and banggai. Never had any issues. Haven't added fish in over 2 months. Will adding a chalk bass break the peace cycle in my tank?

I'm not a big fan of chalk bass. They are prone to ich, so you ought to pre-quarantine it and I'm not sure if your orchid dotty will leave it alone.

Edit: size matters. I should have said I'm not a big fan of the TINY chalk bass that I see in LFS. A larger one would fare better...

Jay

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

Recently Mine jumped out of a tiny opening in my tanks cover, I didn’t find it till the next day. Also they should be kept in an odd number school. Ones I’ve had in the past didn’t stay under the rock work, but were all over the tank. They were the first fish I collected as a teenager, in Biscayne Bay.