sneakerpimp
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Can you have a school of five or more Chalk bass, without them picking each other off?
Has anyone seen or had a school of Chalk Bass?
Has anyone seen or had a school of Chalk Bass?
Schooling Chalk Bass
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Beaun
It's pronounced Bone
There is a thread on MOFIB about this (http://www.marinebreeder.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=219&t=1276), most people who have treid say they just get down to 2 even though they are simultaneous hermaphrodites. I would like to see someone do it in a really big tank to see how it works out.
Here is my pair:
Here is my pair:
sneakerpimp
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There is a thread on MOFIB about this (http://www.marinebreeder.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=219&t=1276), most people who have treid say they just get down to 2 even though they are simultaneous hermaphrodites. I would like to see someone do it in a really big tank to see how it works out.
Here is my pair:
My tank is a 210g, I don't think it will work.
sneakerpimp
New member
It's looks like two is a realistic number.
jd474
New member
Not sure what "really big" is to you, but we have a small group in our 10 000 g caribbean reef tank, and they do fine. No aggression and courtship on a very regular basis, but no spawning (yet) that I've seen.
Ooulophilia
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I put a large group in a 3500 tank and they all got along fine - very personable and underrated fish IMO - also bulletproof!
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
Agreed...chalkies are great little fish.
sneakerpimp
New member
I talked to my LFS owner today about it and she says she knows people keeping schools of chalk bass. I asked about just keeping two, but she says either one or five.
I can't decide, I don't want to keep one alone.
They seem like really friendly, social fish.
I can't decide, I don't want to keep one alone.
They seem like really friendly, social fish.I talked to my LFS owner today about it and she says she knows people keeping schools of chalk bass. I asked about just keeping two, but she says either one or five.
I can't decide, I don't want to keep one alone.
I kept 2 in a 210 for a few years before I removed them. They stayed pretty much together for the most part and I dont recall any aggression between them.
twiggyb
Active member
I had two in a 10g qt before I moved them to my 65. They just did the basic who's in charge dance and then everything was fine. However when I put them in the dt I think my flasher chased one too much and it ended up on the ground The other one is now out and about and doing very well. Shouldnt see why two couldn't be fine in a 210
The other one is now out and about and doing very well. Shouldnt see why two couldn't be fine in a 210
Beaun
It's pronounced Bone
I talked to my LFS owner today about it and she says she knows people keeping schools of chalk bass. I asked about just keeping two, but she says either one or five.
I can't decide, I don't want to keep one alone.
Two would get along just fine, especialy if added at the same time. I added a smaller one almost a year after the first one and there was very little aggression for the first day, after that there was nothing.
der_wille_zur_macht
Team RC
I'm hoping on keeping a group in my 360. I will likely start with 3 - 5 and see what happens, unless people have strong evidence otherwise - other than what people have mentioned in this thread, I didn't really see any evidence of aggression through searching here and on google.
