Chromis Questions

Nate1632 · Jan 13, 2016

Hello all I have had 3 chromis before and they all seemed to die off one at a time. This was not due to any disease and they all looked and acted normal until they vanished.
There were no signs that I ever saw of aggression
I would like a trio or more again because i light the looks of it.
But I have heard that they tend to kill each other off one at a time overtime until 1 remains
Basically I was wondering if it is possible to keep a small school of chromis in a 55 gallon tank like mine or even smaller?

Thanks

shimps1 · Jan 13, 2016

I've seen it work. Just buy them at the same time to prevent territory issues.

dbl · Jan 13, 2016

I've had 5 in a 120g for nearly two years. I've been lucky so far, but time will tell.

kendavjac · Jan 13, 2016

Have four in a 125g for 9 months. No issues

eatbreakfast · Jan 14, 2016

The larger the school, and the more frequently you feed, the better the group does. I have never had a problem keeping a group.

Paddy c · Jan 14, 2016

I have 4 in a 75g the last 3yrs no probs. Plus for the whole month of Dec they were in a container on my floor as the seal went on my tank while on hols. The stress they've gone through and there still flying around (hard as nails)

Nate1632 · Jan 16, 2016

Ok thanks for all the replies
I think maybe what happened last time was i wasn't feeding enough since I only fed once every 2 days and since the clowns probably ate most of it before they could(now I feed once everyday in bigger portions)
I think I will try another group of 4 or so in the next month
Thanks

eatbreakfast · Jan 17, 2016

Feeding only once a day is not going to cut it for chromis. They simply do much better with a couple/few small meals a day rather than one large meal.

Smaller meals also help keep a tank cleaner as less food goes uneaten.

Retro Reefer · Jan 17, 2016

I kept them for years in a 55, had 4 or 5 of them and they where easy to keep.. Loved how they would school in my tank or come flying from all corners into a little ball when startled

Nate1632 · Feb 2, 2016

Well after a few weeks of spying for good chromis at my lfs there was finaly a shipment of very healthy and vibrant ones. I purchased 4 of them.
I have been feeding 2-3 times a day since I have had them
On day 5
1 is MIA
1 has a dis functional fin (still eats)
1 has a big nick in the side (in corner of tank will still eat though)
1 is perfectly healthy with no marks and is active and eats