Advice on SMALL YELLOW SCHOOLING fish

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Those are a damsel and turn brown.
youre correct - wrong pic

Black and gold chromis:

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youre correct - wrong pic

Black and gold chromis:

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OMG! That's the SAME FISH!

Neoglyphidodon nigroris, aka
the Black and Gold Chromis, is also commonly known as Behn's Damselfish
 
OMG! That's the SAME FISH!

Neoglyphidodon nigroris, aka
the Black and Gold Chromis, is also commonly known as Behn's Damselfish
So then which is which? Gotta love this hobby
 
So then which is which? Gotta love this hobby
Either way, as @Tamberav said, it turns brown...


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And, sounds like damsel behavior to me..."These fish enjoy having their own territory and can be very aggressive towards most approaching fishes."
 
Not pure yellow, but a school of Chromis vanderbilti (blue spots) or Chromis retrofasciata (black bars) look pretty gorgeous swimming together. Going to add a group of vanderbilti to one of the tanks I'm building.

Pics off google:
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What other fish do you have? Take it its a mixed reef with inverts?
I'm gonna 2nd the pyramid butterfly fish or the yellow tangs 3 in a 180g would be ok imo.
I also like golden damsels. Talbot damsels.
Cardinals with yellow in them is another option. I'd add 7-9 of these.
Hths
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Orange line cardinals (Apogon cyanosoma) also look pretty good, not perfect yellow, but they stay together in a group pretty well, and look gorgeous. I had 3 in my old 110 gallon and would keep them again if I could find them for sale.
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idk... it looks pretty good as an adult too. Just a tiny pic :)

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I know they transition but happened so fast. I wanted those juvi colors for a bit longer
 
@Tamberav , I don't think he understands, lol
I fully understand. You don’t.
The juvenile colors is what sells the fish. It literally switched in under 3 months
Problem is we don’t know age of fish upon purchase
 
people pay a lot for black tangs and they don’t have the cool stripes. Chevron adult looks way better.

I think your fish is still worth what you paid!

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I fully understand. You don’t.
The juvenile colors is what sells the fish. It literally switched in under 3 months
Problem is we don’t know age of fish upon purchase
Oh, bless your heart. I do understand. I was making a joke. You're the one recommending damsels that will turn brown to someone asking for recommendations on schooling yellow fish.
 
youre correct - wrong pic

Black and gold chromis:

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I had 5 of these that were purchased looking like this picture. They are small and cool looking. 6 months later they were dull brown large holy terrors. Run in the opposite direction. Do not buy this fish.
 
I had 5 of these that were purchased looking like this picture. They are small and cool looking. 6 months later they were dull brown large holy terrors. Run in the opposite direction. Do not buy this fish.
Yeah I believe most if not all damsels in the neoglyphidon genus do that. Big, mean, and usually a dull color like black or brown.
 
Well, they’re not entirely yellow (the head is a yellow-gold, and the body a rosy pinkish color), they’re terrible for shipping and acclimating, and they’d likely have to be special ordered from a company that hand collects specimens, but my nomination is the golden sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti). If you get them acclimated, they’re supposedly pretty hardy, they definitely school, and they really make a statement in an aquarium.

Alternatively, you could do the ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus). They’re nocturnal and more of a coppery color than vibrant yellow, but they’re cool little fish, and I’ve heard that they should school/shoal pretty well (full disclosure: I have no idea how they’d do long term in a group - they might eventually kill each other like a lot of other cardinals do, or they might be fine).

Otherwise, the other suggestions given earlier of things like yellow tangs and foxface rabbitfish are probably your best bet if you’re set on the schooling and not just movement in various areas of the tank. There’s my two cents for you.
 

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