Should I catch and return these?

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I picked up some 'black and gold 'chromis'' from my LFS. They are really small, just over an inch, and I figured my tank has plenty of swimming space. I sort of trusted the LFS and now I did the research that I should have done before..

Apparently they get to 5" and are jerks.. they aren't even really chromis. I've read they should be kept as singles or mated pairs and I have 3. My tank is 50 gallon with mostly peaceful fish. My clowns are approaching 3", Royal Gramma is at least 3.5", shark nose is about 2", and a YWG about 3.5" so the 'chromis' are much smaller than everyone else even the shark nose.


Should I just keep them until/if it becomes a problem? To properly learn my lesson...
 
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I would return them now before something gets injured other than your trust. You have learned one lesson and don't need another one. Good luck.
 
I made up my mind they are out of my display. and into a fluval I had live rock in. ugh....
You must have heard me typing?

That's actually kind of creepy....
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I picked up some 'black and gold 'chromis'' from my LFS. They are really small, just over an inch, and I figured my tank has plenty of swimming space. I sort of trusted the LFS and now I did the research that I should have done before..

Apparently they get to 5" and are jerks.. they aren't even really chromis. I've read they should be kept as singles or mated pairs and I have 3. My tank is 50 gallon with mostly peaceful fish. My clowns are approaching 3", Royal Gramma is at least 3.5", shark nose is about 2", and a YWG about 3.5" so the 'chromis' are much smaller than everyone else even the shark nose.


Should I just keep them until/if it becomes a problem? To properly learn my lesson...
GET RID OF THEM. Nasty fish when they get older and not pretty. Mine is named Troll. He sits under a rock and comes out to just chase other fish around. Butthead.
 
Also not a chromis… its a scarface damsel. No clue why places sell them as black and gold chromis… probably to get rid of them while they are still pretty and little
 

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