Ricks_Reef
New member
Hello,
Just wanted to share a recent experience. I ordered 5 Blue Reef Chromis from Blue Zoo Aquatics for my 80 gal.
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=754&cid=15
They are listed as peaceful and my impression for the limited data out there is that they are basically a fancier and more expensive version of the greens.
So basically what happened was after acclimation everything looked great for the first two days they were schooling nicely etc.. Then all of a sudden it's like they went zombie mode.
They first killed my watchman goby. Then my court jester goby. Then they started killing each other. For those who wonder if they were dying from the acclimation I can 100% say this is not the case because I actually watched them chase perfectly healthy fish then start to rapidly rip chucks out of their sides and eat them like a little pack of piranhas. So basically Im down to one Chromis now and the other fish in my tank are just bigger than him (Yellow tang and orange-back wrasse). So take it or leave it but from my experience I think the data out there on these guys is grossly inaccurate. Don't waste your money on a handful but just get one. I'm wondering if maybe they shipped me 5 males or something.. I dunno.
The second part of this is I contacted Blue Zoo Aquatics orders and customer service twice about this with zero response. No thanks for your message no, so sorry tough luck. Zero follow on customer service which left me completely unimpressed. The shipping was good and their selection is nice but they didn't earn any future orders from me that's for sure.
Hope this helps someone save a couple of $$.
Just wanted to share a recent experience. I ordered 5 Blue Reef Chromis from Blue Zoo Aquatics for my 80 gal.
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=754&cid=15
They are listed as peaceful and my impression for the limited data out there is that they are basically a fancier and more expensive version of the greens.
So basically what happened was after acclimation everything looked great for the first two days they were schooling nicely etc.. Then all of a sudden it's like they went zombie mode.
They first killed my watchman goby. Then my court jester goby. Then they started killing each other. For those who wonder if they were dying from the acclimation I can 100% say this is not the case because I actually watched them chase perfectly healthy fish then start to rapidly rip chucks out of their sides and eat them like a little pack of piranhas. So basically Im down to one Chromis now and the other fish in my tank are just bigger than him (Yellow tang and orange-back wrasse). So take it or leave it but from my experience I think the data out there on these guys is grossly inaccurate. Don't waste your money on a handful but just get one. I'm wondering if maybe they shipped me 5 males or something.. I dunno.
The second part of this is I contacted Blue Zoo Aquatics orders and customer service twice about this with zero response. No thanks for your message no, so sorry tough luck. Zero follow on customer service which left me completely unimpressed. The shipping was good and their selection is nice but they didn't earn any future orders from me that's for sure.
Hope this helps someone save a couple of $$.
But I always just assumed they had the same temperament as regular chromis.
I haven't ordered from them in about a year, but all my past experiences were positive. Maybe you all experiencing bad customer service need to go on their sponsor forum and make some noise. They will either have to clean up their act or people will stop buying.
