I Did It And I'm glad!

[Cichlid Dad]

I added a six line wrasse. So I have an outbreak of red flatworms and didn't want to go the chemical route and I'm too lazy to manually remove if I don't have to. My biggest concern is him becoming a bully to my foxface and copperband. I sent the afternoon drip acclimating him as the water he was in was 1.020 and I am at 1.026 right now. After acclimation, I put him in the tank and guess who turned out to be the bully. My blue green chromis. He is a big boy but never figured him to go nuts on a six line. Things have calmed down by evening and the wrasse has already learned a lot hides and is able to maneuver a little better than the chromis. The wrasse can quickly get into the rocks or coral and wait the bully out and then go back to ridding the tank of pest......

 

[Formulator]

Interesting! I’ve seen some mean chromis when I tried to keep a harem of them… I only keep one now. But I’ve never seen them go after other species and I have the sole survivor of a fierce battle in there!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Interesting! I’ve seen some mean chromis when I tried to keep a harem of them… I only keep one now. But I’ve never seen them go after other species and I have the sole survivor of a fierce battle in there!

Ya, I was warned about keeping more than one, so my chromis is the only one ever in the tank. He was a tiny tiny little guy when I got him two years ago. I love him though. Great fish.

 

[muggle0981]

Complete opposite of my blue green chromis-hes about 3 yr old-last one who made it-but now spends his days hiding in my kenya trees

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Complete opposite of my blue green chromis-hes about 3 yr old-last one who made it-but now spends his days hiding in my kenya trees

So this is my first chromis, so I had no idea. He is out front swimming the full tank all of the time. Not afraid when I work on the tank. When I sit close to the glass he is right there in front looking at me as he swimming back and forth. But the most aggressive fish in the tank is a one spot fox face and copperband butterfly, so he has never been bullied in any way.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Foxface is three years old

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Update, chromis got board quickly and has left the wrasse alone. I just turned the lights off and the wrasse has a full belly so he is doing good.

 

[PharmrJohn]

Wow! He IS a big boy! LOL, must have a pituitary gland issue!