Need opinion on schooling fish

[Reefer5060]

I want to add a school of something to the new tank like 3-5 fish. Question is chromis or Bangai cardinals ?

 

[coral88]

+1
I have always had bad luck with chromis but don't know why.

 

[Dowtish]

Well that comes down to movement, and how much you want in your tank. chromis are going to be swimming a lot, and the cardinals will just kinda float together. If you plan on having some other active fish, I would go with the cardinals. Chromis have a pecking order, and if you get 5, you will end up with 2.

 

[coral88]

That's what happens to me I have added 6-10 chromis to a few tanks over the years from 20gal to 120gal and after a few months I end up with 1 or 2.
I had one that lasted over a year by himself. The up side to cardinals is you might get them to breed and that would be fun to see.

 

[coral88]

I think im talking myself into Cardinals. I just wish they had more color.

 

[rcmike]

I've had the same experience with chromis. They will school together at first but once they settle in the dominate ones will start picking on the weaker ones and after a few months you will end up with one chromis.

 

[gmoney243]

Get in on liveaquaria buy and get some anthias

 

[Reefer5060]

I have been reading about anthias the are awesome but I've heard you either get a good one or a bad one ? Are the hard to care for ? To big for a 40 breeder?

 

[bct15]

I must have good luck with chromis, I started off with 8 two years ago and I still have six. One died because he jumped onto the floor and was injured the other one was actually killed by a sixline wrasse when it turned evil. They are cool fish that move around a lot...