Blue reef chromis

smcquary · Feb 14, 2018

Anyone have experience with blue reef chromis? Trying to determine if they are actually peaceful and will school or if they will kill each other until there is 1 left?

Thanks

Big G · Feb 14, 2018

Can't help with the Blue Reef Chromis but you may want to take a look at the Saphire Damsel for a schooling type fish that is relatively peaceful. Cheers!

Tuffyyyyy · Feb 14, 2018

The consensus seems to be that they'll eventually kill each other off. Some people have had long-term success by cranking up the flow, to keep the occupied, and by feeding 4-5 times per day to reduce food aggression.

smcquary · Feb 14, 2018

Thanks! I check those out

this is me · Feb 14, 2018

I have both. I forgot the count on top of my head but I think it's 4 blue/chreen and 4 or 5 Blue Reef Chromis. I would say the personalities of between the two are identical. They are not any more peaceful than the 6$ blue/green chromis. If you like their color(iridescent blue), get them over the blue/green. Otherwise, just stick with the cheaper one.

smcquary · Feb 14, 2018

Big G said:
Can't help with the Blue Reef Chromis but you may want to take a look at the Saphire Damsel for a schooling type fish that is relatively peaceful. Cheers!

How many of these could be schooled in a 30 gallon tank...3 or maybe 5?

Thanks

Big G · Feb 14, 2018

smcquary said:
How many of these could be schooled in a 30 gallon tank...3 or maybe 5?

Thanks

That would depend on the existing bio-load in a given tank. They, Saphire Damsels only grow to be about 3" when mature. Three for sure; five if they are the only fish and lots of filtration with mature water conditions. Big fan of low bio-load tanks. Hope that helps.

reeferfoxx · Feb 14, 2018

I had three blue green chromis. Uhh one of them disappeared off the planet? Sort of enexplained. One of the two picks on the other. Oh and this is in a 30g. Maybe just keep one. They don't seem to school up well in a 30.

DSC reef · Feb 14, 2018

We tried 3 in a 75 gallon and they picked eachother off and we've had the one for 6 years now. In a 30 gallon I'd stick with one. They actually get surprisingly big.

Edit: I apolagize, I misread. We have a blue green chromis. I'd still recommend one though

Daniel@R2R · Feb 15, 2018

I think @ritter6788 may know a bit about these.

ritter6788 · Feb 15, 2018

mdbannister said:
I think @ritter6788 may know a bit about these.

I know I never could keep one alive and I tried!

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/blue-reef-chromis-chromis-cyaneus-success-stories.92854/page-3

I've seen very few people have long term success with them. They don't ship well, they don't get along with each other, they are prone to diseases and I think they need an almost constant supply of food. Some fish like anthias you can get by feeding 2-3 times per day I think these need more like 5-6 times per day. They seem to disappear in tanks because when they start going downhill they bury themselves in the reef and won't come out. They just die in the rockwork. They can look fine and be feeding well one day and the next twitching and cowering in a crevice before they just vanish.