Damsels

[reedrodz]

i got 10 chromis damsels about a month ago. now, there is only 5 left..they dissapeared.. dont know who is responsible for this..in my tank i have a mandarin, 2 maroon clowns, 3 older damsels, a star fish that cleans my sand, banded shrimp, and a cleaner shrimp in a 170gal mixed tank....does anyone know, or just a wild guess whos the guilty one? thanks guys..

Reed

 

[matttaylor]

The chromis themselves are the culprits. Chromis will weed out smaller / weaker fish and eventually you'll end up with 2 or 3. The only way to keep the numbers up is to add more as the school gets smaller.

 

[funman1]

uhh the other damsles is where I'd plop down 10 bucks.

 

[yoboyjdizz]

the other damsles could be it but i've doubt it.. Like mattaylor said chromis always take out each other. Everytime this question comes up people almost always have a problem. Mine lasted a whole year before they took two out and i was left with just a pair.

 

[MrMikeB]

Did you check the overflows? I swear, I end up fishing more of those guys out of the overflows than they are worth. I think they sleep towards the back and near the overflow areas and sometimes get sucked right on through.

 

[reedrodz]

i just finished counting my damsels..only 4 left...i checked my overflow and the filter, nope nothing in there..well, i guess someone is eating sushi tonight in my tank.....

 

[Fragmented]

What kind of star do you have? Some have been know to eat fish.

 

[matttaylor]

Have you been able to find the bodies? If not then i would expect that something is eating them.