Chromis randomly dies

[EchoTheOrca20]

I have a 100 gallon saltwater tank. So far I only been able to manage take care of a clownfish and cleaner shrimp. I had a blue chromis for two days and it was doing fine. It was eating and swimming about. But then this morning I checked on it and looked scared. I assumed it was startled. But a few more later hours I came back it was dead.

 

[ndrwater]

Chromis aren't the easiest fish to keep. Because they are a damsel, many believe them to be easy and hardy. Actually quite the opposite on both counts is true.
Sorry for your loss though

 

[rastareefs]

I’ve tried a school of 5 myself and none made it. I’ve heard there is a difference between the chromis that come from different regions, the Fiji ones being more hardy.

 

[ndrwater]

Chromis are also notorious for coming in with uronemia, a nasty bacterial infection

 

[sawdonkey]

Chromis gonna chromi (die). I’ve tried these a few times with a group. Each time they just die one by one. I bought three big healthy ones for $30 a pop about 1.5 years ago. I still have one.

 

[vetteguy53081]

There's been an issue the last few months with chromis having uronema. Best is to administer a formalin bath( general cure is acceptable) when you have uronema.
When you bring chromis home, before this can happen, give them a bath in nitrofurazone everyday for 7 days and your new fish will be ich free and no longer giving a chance to suffer from a Uronema infestation bring them home and ultimatey choose the healthiest chromis you can find to further lessen a chance of infection from weak fish.