sfin52
So many pedestrians so little time
They would go after my hand and other stuff but so many fish and crabs that its a loosing battle by the end of the second day they are all gone
Showoff Your.... Chromis?
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Thanks. It's really more pink. But the lighting on this pic did make it look yellow.
The big one bullies everyone. The small one is actually nicknamed duncan mcleod. He killed all the other chromis. There can only be one.
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SAWFISH
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Quoting Wikipedia: "Duncan MacLeod travels the world in search of friendship and adventure, helping people when he can, sometimes fighting alongside or against other immortals"
Sounds like a great addition to any tank
. I wonder if he is strong enough to beat aiptasia
ScubaFish802
Just keep swimming
What are these? Love the colors
burningmime
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I believe those are Barrier Reef Chromis (Chormis Nitida): https://www.bluezooaquatics.com/productDetail.asp?did=1&pid=757&cid=15
I really want a school of them for my new tank, but from @Haydn's comments, it sounds like they might be more trouble than its worth.
Haydn
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Yes they are Nitida, the colours in my photo do not do them justice they are stunners but after my experience with them I do not think they are a group fish, however, I think a singleton in a tank would look stunning.
Haydn
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Have you identified the species of Chromis in the first picture.My 2 chromis. The blue one is the tank bully
Sorry not entirely sure (to me he is just the blue one
). But just comparing him to closest picture in liveaquaria I think it's this one. https://m.liveaquaria.com/product/113/?pcatid=113
Haydn
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I don't think its C. cyanea. I've had a quick search on the web and the closes I can come is C. punctipinnisSorry not entirely sure (to me he is just the blue one
Hmmmm maybe? Not sure of course. But I would say mine has the distinct black lines of the cyanea picture. Let me take another pic this afternoon when I get home.
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SAWFISH
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Assuming the below wikipedia article is correct, C.punctipinnis can reach a size of up to 10 inches. The fish in @boacvh picture doesn't look anywhere near that big.
Chromis punctipinnis - Wikipedia
Oh no! If this bully gets any bigger than he already is, he'll have to come outAssuming the below wikipedia article is correct, C.punctipinnis can reach a size of up to 10 inches. The fish in @boacvh picture doesn't look anywhere near that big.
Chromis punctipinnis - Wikipedia
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Here is another picture. Next to the foxface so you can gauge size. Really have no clue but I would say he does look more like the first pic of the cyanea
Haydn
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Yes from this picture it is C. cyanea.Oh no! If this bully gets any bigger than he already is, he'll have to come out
Here is another picture. Next to the foxface so you can gauge size. Really have no clue but I would say he does look more like the first pic of the cyanea
Daniel@R2R
Living the Reef Life
Dope! Y'all got me interested!
Flameback Pair
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This is an awesome thread mods please make sticky. Should be chromis PLUS damsels. The two groups are so much alike.
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I’ve looked into getting Chromis but only the Black Axils. Too many LFS here don’t distinguish between the two and I’ve thought about keeping one but then after a second thought just one would look boring compared to getting a couple of the blue Chrysiptera sp. So yeah and I don’t really see any other Chromis species that are sold here regularly other than the C. Viridis with some Black Axils mixed in I guess.
Props to you guys who keep them successfully though. Also heard the horror stories with uronema.
Props to you guys who keep them successfully though. Also heard the horror stories with uronema.
