Chromis question

[jraker]

36 gallon tank, running for a year. stock: green chromis, firefish, randalls goby, clownfish in QT.

my chromis is SUPER aggressive at feeding time, and will take almost all the food. i am going to move him to my QT tank (standard 10 gallon). i know the recommended minimum size is 30 gallons, but he is small. him taking the food is getting to the point where my firefish is starving. real PITA. i am looking for more of a passive and slow stock, so i want to move him to my QT. do you think this is fine? i can always find another home for him later. but he is my oldest fish and i love him and i would really love to keep him

 

[jraker]

no one? i guess there is always room in the LFS display tank.

i will probably keep him in the 10g for a few months then when he outgrows it, i will give him to the LFS. anyone else have input on this?

 

[snorvich]

It is not going to get better. I would permanently re-home him.

 

[jraker]

I will get him out ASAP. It sucks, having having to do this to your favorite fish.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Feed more food, greater quantity, greater frequency. If all the food is being eaten but the firefish is starving, feed more.

 

[C.Eymann]

Chromis should ultimately be fed as often as anthias, as in 2-3× a day 5hey also fare best in larger systems, as controlling the nutrients in a small system as yours would prove to be a challenge.

Agree with snorvich, find it a new home.

 

[jraker]

the chromis is out of the tank now. i got him when i really didnt know much about reefkeeping. thank you for the replies. my firefish seems to be doing better now