Chalk Bass!!!!!

[Reefanatic24/7]

I visited my LFS today and saw a group of chalk bass in their main display and I fell absolutely in love with them. I want all the information possible on these fish so please PLEASE share. I was thinking that I'll get one for my fluval evo 13.5 (still not set-up smh) Do y'all think that that'll be adequate for one bass? Igreen's guide to nano tanks on nano reef forum suggests a 20gallon but the only tankmates I'm planning are a YWG and pistol pair.... I NEED YOUR FEEDBACK lol

 

[Small triggers]

They get kinda big. I had one in my 50g, dont think I'd put it in smaller than a 35g really...

 

[Hemmdog]

13.5 is way to small, they are a pretty good sized fish. I wouldn’t put one in less than a 75gal.

 

[Small triggers]

 

[Reefanatic24/7]

I thought they only got to around 3 inches?

 

[Hemmdog]

I thought they only got to around 3 inches?

Mine was at least 5-6 in my 90gal before he managed to jump :(. They are very active swimmers, mine seemed mildly cramped even in my 90.
a really cool tank would be a 6-8foot tank with a trio of them.That would be sweet. They are social with each other I've heard.

 

[Reefanatic24/7]

Mine was at least 5-6 in my 90gal before he managed to jump :(. They are very active swimmers, mine seemed mildly cramped even in my 90.
a really cool tank would be a 6-8foot tank with a trio of them.That would be sweet. They are social with each other I've heard.

Are you sure it was a chalk bass? I've read and heard lots of stories of how monstrous chalk basses were actually tobacco basses that the LFS mislabeled... I don't mean to sound patronizing btw lol

 

[Hemmdog]

Are you sure it was a chalk bass? I've read and heard lots of stories of how monstrous chalk basses were actually tobacco basses that the LFS mislabeled... I don't mean to sound patronizing btw lol

 

[Kjgaeta]

I visited my LFS today and saw a group of chalk bass in their main display and I fell absolutely in love with them. I want all the information possible on these fish so please PLEASE share. I was thinking that I'll get one for my fluval evo 13.5 (still not set-up smh) Do y'all think that that'll be adequate for one bass? Igreen's guide to nano tanks on nano reef forum suggests a 20gallon but the only tankmates I'm planning are a YWG and pistol pair.... I NEED YOUR FEEDBACK lol

I have one in my 13.5G. He is an awesome fish! Has been thriving in there for 5 months.

 

[Wen]

Have 1 in my 150, it grew from 2”-3” pretty quickly. I wouldn’t put it in a 13.5 alone or with a YWG.
Lots of cool nano fish you can consider.

 

[lmm1967]

I have a chalk bass in my 120g - he rarely leaves a 12" diameter area of the tank, is healthy and happy, eats great, active during feeding, doesn't bother anyone or anything.

I think a chalk bass that gets larger than 2 or 3 inches may not be a chalk bass at all.