Please ID Chromie wannabe

[mrcyrus]

So lfs guy said they were green chromis lol. Please just tell me they aren't damsels...

Note the yellow line and dark stripes on the tail.

 

[mrcyrus]

Orangelined Chromis

 

[nikon187]

Chromis ARE damsels though

 

[SoloChromis]

Orange Line Chromis (Acanthochromis polyacanthus) - hardier than your average blue/green chromis IME and long lived :thumbsup:

 

[mrcyrus]

Chromis ARE damsels though

So are clowns! Lol

 

[mrcyrus]

Orange Line Chromis (Acanthochromis polyacanthus) - hardier than your average blue/green chromis IME and long lived :thumbsup:

Yeah I've never had them before, they are tight schoolers and the best part? The wife thinks they are pretty lol

 

[woodnaquanut]

Cool fish. WetWeb says it breeds like a cichlid! Where did you get them?

 

[mrcyrus]

Yeah I'm already reading up on them. My lfs apparently ordered them on accident, I bought all they had but I wish they had more.

 

[scchase]

Would love to get some and yes they breed like cichlids and exhibit parental care till the babies are a nice decent size. Shame these really havent taken off as some are fairly nice looking. Come in a number of different color varities as well.

 

[mrcyrus]

What are the others?

 

[38bill]

FYI like many damsels they look good when young but they will turn brown as they get older.

 

[mrcyrus]

http://www.shutterstock.com/video/c...us-feeding-underwater-in-solomon-islands.html

Then we should throw them away because they aren't pretty anymore right?

 

[SDguy]

The dark edging to the fins on the adults is rather attractive, IMO.