Skool of chromis in a 55g

BigRig450

BigRig450

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I would like to know if i could get away with 5-6 chromis in a 55g reef.any thoughts or opinions are appreciated.
 
Someone said the trick to keeping a group of chromis is to have a lot of flow. That way they stick together and shoal instead of picking each other off. With that said, I tried a group of four a long time ago and they eventually dwindled down to a single fish.
 
Ok well thank you every body for the input, i have more than enough filtration and water volume and plan on having a very heavy bioload and juss wanted to find out if a 55 is enough roam for a school.Again thanks. if anybody wants too weigh in there thoughts or share past/current experiances be my guest
 
Well there are various cardinal fish that would be appropriate. I doubt that you would have success with Chromis.
 
i had 6 chromis in my 75 at first (multiple times, wont do again) most end up dead the next day but i currently have 3 int he 75. i just put 4 in my 55 predator, im hopin when i get a fu or something they will worry about safety instead of hierarchy.
 
4 yrs ago i kept 5 blue chromis in a 55 gallon with no problem 4 stuck together and kept one on the outskirts. all was good up untill i got rid of the tank.even the ousted one still was healthy and never killed by the others. youll hear all sorts of opinions and experiences.so just go for it and let us know how you make out. it will be good for the history books for us and yourself. i put my $$$ on they will do ok.if it does work out its cool as $hI% to watch them
 
Personally I would opt for other, "better" fish with such limited real estate as it is. 4 in a 55 will add considerably to the bioload especially when they get larger and i'm willing to bet that down the road you'll realize you would rather have some cool wrasses or something instead.

It took a long time (about a year) for my 4 chromis to start widdling each other down, but i've officially started losing them one by one. A few months ago, the smallest started hanging out in the corner by himself all day long. Yesterday he died, and now already the smallest left who used to hang with the group is all alone exhibiting the same behavior as the previous. Overall, it will eventually happen in my experience and there are so many other better choices. But hey, its all about what you like, right!
 
How about a school of damsels? A club member has a school and they do have nice color. Depends on the tanks other mates, however.
 
I've often thought about a group of yellowtails in a larger tank. I'd have to learn a bit more about them. Do they morph or is gender set when they are born? I'd imagine 5 to 9 in a 120 would be nice to look at but I'm guessing there would be fights. You'd have to have either nothing but the damsels or bigger, more agressive fish for tankmates.

Probably be safe and go with redspots...if I can ever find them
 
jasonrp104 said:
I've often thought about a group of yellowtails in a larger tank. I'd have to learn a bit more about them. Do they morph or is gender set when they are born? I'd imagine 5 to 9 in a 120 would be nice to look at but I'm guessing there would be fights. You'd have to have either nothing but the damsels or bigger, more agressive fish for tankmates.

Probably be safe and go with redspots...if I can ever find them
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Club member has 6 in his 120. He has 30+ fish in it, including 4 anthias. The damsels fight each other and get beat up by his clowns.
 
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