Hardy Chromis?

[sjfishguy]

Would love to add a school of chromis to my 180g. Green chromis are out due to uronema and all the problems people seem to have these days. Any have any experience with any chromis that are hardier? Anyone ever keep any of th following?:

Half and half chromis
Sunshine chromis (I live in Florida and have a collector that can just get them off the reef for me)
Any others?

Thanks!

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Would love to add a school of chromis to my 180g. Green chromis are out due to uronema and all the problems people seem to have these days. Any have any experience with any chromis that are hardier? Anyone ever keep any of th following?:

Half and half chromis
Sunshine chromis (I live in Florida and have a collector that can just get them off the reef for me)
Any others?

Thanks!

Sunshine chromis get rather large and ugly. IIRC, they fight more as adults.

Half and half chromis are hardy, but I've had difficulty getting groups of them, I often just see one or two at a time.

For green chromis, if you can source them from East Africa, they are hardier.....

 

[sjfishguy]

So black and white chromis wouldn’t have the same issues as green chromis?

 

[exnisstech]

Green chromis aren't bad if your careful when selecting them. My lfs had a bunch that had been at the store for 2 months with no signs if euronema. I bought 10 and kept them in observation for another 45 days with no signs so into the DT they went.

 

[Mebbid]

If you want to keep a school of chromis, good hiding places similar to their natural habitat and feeding 3-4 times a day will greatly increase your chances. They like to have thick branching places to hide like large acropora colonies. I've seen it done with branching rocks, it looks cool.