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I love Chromis. Reason being they fill the upper part of the tank and take it look like a natural reef. I haven't found anything that would consistently hang out in the upper section of the tank like they do.
This is a Blue Reef Chromis.
Here's the new addition. I picked it up last night from a local member. Spunky little guy. I tried to handle it with my hand after the acclimation but its jumping and resistance, my thumb was stabbed by its gill spine. Had to use the net.
Some scuff marks can be seen from the transfer.
I think it's the largest fish in the tank at around 6". I know the sailfin would be larger if it's fully flared, but just the body, the Blueline is the largest at the moment. I have no doubt the sailfin will outgrow it like it has outgrew everything else.
So far so good with its new tank mates.
Been reading a bit about these Chromis and it seems like lots of folks have trouble keeping them from killing each other. Any tips on how to keep them from fighting? How many would you recommend for a 150g?
do you dose strontium at all?
Hi Joe,
I would say these Blue Reef Chromis are very similar to the gene/blue chromis. They pretty much have the same temperament and the same shoaling behavior. They actually will shoal together with the blue/green. I have a total of 4 green and 5 blue reef.
Like all chromis, you will lose some over time. If you want to have 5 chromis, you really should have at least 7. If you want 9 you should start with 12. I do feed the tank pretty heavy with many different types of food including live frozen clam(chopped up by hand before feeding), LRS fish food, mysis, brine, seaweed, flakes, pellets, cypopeeze, and prawn eggs. The Anthias and Chromis love the cyclopeeze and prawn eggs.
I cannot recommend the amount of fish you should have in your tank. It's not only depends on your bio-load but also how you take care of that bio-load. It depends on how much swimming space you have in the tank. And it depends on how comfortable are you with numbers of fish to feed. But whatever your target is, please account for some loss with these chromis. I've have not been able to keep the same number as I've put in the tank with these. But after the initial couple months of pecking order, the number of chromis will flatten out and with regular feeding, you should be able to keep them alive.
Variety works do you have a source for cyclopeez? That’s like gold nowadays!
Great reef! I have three questions:
1.) To get so much spread, how high above the water line do you hang your Giesemann Spectra?;
2.) Do you wish that you had gone with a something less than a 48" wide tank to get more light on the edges?; and
3.) Do you with that you had gone with a slightly longer tank (say 78"), given that your light is 72" long?
Thanks -
I bought a bar a very long time ago. And I only need to use half a pea size of it during feeding. The tangs and angels will not go for it and only spend their energy on larger size food. The Chromis and anthias will go nuts. Look into prawn eggs. I don't know the brand because the LFS puts them in a Ziploc bag. I'm trying to get fish eggs but haven't seen them for decent price. I think I just need to get into a real fish market to find them.