Tank police

[PeterEde]

My Foxface (Mr Ed)
Has taken over as the local cop.
Could his spines kill the chromis?

 

[Sean Clark]

Odds are that your chromis will kill your chromis. Your Fox Face is a gentle alge grazer, unless there are some prize zoas near by that look tastier.

 

[i cant think]

My Foxface (Mr Ed)
Has taken over as the local cop.
Could his spines kill the chromis?

As above, a foxfaces spines are only defensive and they almost never use them. Yes they put them up and display them every so often however they never use them as offensive. It’s more likely that he will go and stop any form of aggression by swimming between it.
Your chromis will most likely kill eachother off slowly. We don’t know much about the social hierarchy and they tend to kill off the slowest/weakest few every so often.

 

[TnFishwater98]

LFS and websites report Chromis’s are best in groups. Fun to watch in the current . This is true but your oddly number fish you put in your tank ends up to pretty much be one. When this happens I suggest adding Anthias. My lone Chromis joined their herd. Sorry
?School?

 

[PeterEde]

I think I have 2 male 1 female chromis. Fighting for her attention. One chromis thinks the tank is his and harassed all new comers. This is Mr Ed taking control. Does a good job as Mr in-between.
I need 2more fish. Anthias maybe

 

[TnFishwater98]

I think I have 2 male 1 female chromis. Fighting for her attention. One chromis thinks the tank is his and harassed all new comers. This is Mr Ed taking control. Does a good job as Mr in-between.
I need 2more fish. Anthias maybe

I just posted another thread about how introducing 3 Anthia’s and a Tailspot calmed down my strawberry dotty. I was amazed! I’ll try to link thread

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

I think I have 2 male 1 female chromis. Fighting for her attention. One chromis thinks the tank is his and harassed all new comers. This is Mr Ed taking control. Does a good job as Mr in-between.
I need 2more fish. Anthias maybe

My experience with a chromis trio is that they will pair up and kill the odd one out. On the other hand they are cool to watch shoal when it's working out well!

 

[Sean Clark]

LFS and websites report Chromis’s are best in groups. Fun to watch in the current . This is true but your oddly number fish you put in your tank ends up to pretty much be one. When this happens I suggest adding Anthias. My lone Chromis joined their herd. Sorry
?School?

LFS and websites report Chromis’s are best in groups. Fun to watch in the current . This is true but your oddly number fish you put in your tank ends up to pretty much be one. When this happens I suggest adding Anthias. My lone Chromis joined their herd. Sorry
?School?

Jeff rides alone, a multi murderer, cut throat killer... One look into Jeff's eyes might very well be your last. Swim at your own risk.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

I just posted another thread about how introducing 3 Anthia’s and a Tailspot calmed down my strawberry dotty. I was amazed! I’ll try to link thread

I'm considering a small harem of anthias. Saw some male & female sunburst at my local LFS, the other half was in love but my wallet wasn't!

 

[TnFishwater98]

I’m not tech savvy so I just took a screen shot of my previous post about the experience:

 

[Sean Clark]

I’m not tech savvy so I just took a screen shot of my previous post about the experience:

First. Hilarious. Second. That tailspot is a goner.

 

[TnFishwater98]

First. Hilarious. Second. That tailspot is a goner.

Why?

 

[TnFishwater98]

My experience with a chromis trio is that they will pair up and kill the odd one out. On the other hand they are cool to watch shoal when it's working out well!

How long have you had them?

 

[Screwgunner]

I have 7 green chromis and the little one is always missing scales and beat up. But he hangs in there. Heals up and gos to the next round over and over.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

How long have you had them?

The living pair will be 5 years in March. The 3rd one passed back in October. The 3 were ok until I put them in my 120 March of 2021. I had some yellow tail damsels added post cycle, dumped the chromis in with them and all h@ll broke loose. Now there is the pair of chromis and 2 of the 7 yt damsels left. The yellow tails live on total separate sides of the tank.

 

[Sean Clark]

Why?

I have kept a purple dottieback for almost ten years. She runs any tank that she is in. I can not keep shrimp 3 times her size. They become $40 dinners for one. She rules her roost. My 8 inch clown tang is terrified of this tiny stature anchovie. (Don't tell her I called her that)

 

[Sean Clark]

I have kept a purple dottieback for almost ten years. She runs any tank that she is in. I can not keep shrimp 3 times her size. They become $40 dinners for one. She rules her roost. My 8 inch clown tang is terrified of this tiny stature anchovie. (Don't tell her I called her that)

She is sleeping in her hidyhole right now. She decided that she would be part goby and burrow this year. I'll find a pic of this ninja.

 

[TnFishwater98]

She is sleeping in her hidyhole right now. She decided that she would be part goby and burrow this year. I'll find a pic of this ninja.

How did you transfer her? (Catch)
I was worried at first but I like what I’m seeing ATM. We shall see. I wouldn’t mind catching her but I’ve really like the dotty now that the tank seems civil. Maybe that’s why it’s still circles the whole tank , it’s plotting…

 

[Screwgunner]

Anchovie LOL. Damsals are no joke clowns are part of the damsel family that why they are so resiluant an bad a__ little fish.

 

[TnFishwater98]

I have kept a purple dottieback for almost ten years. She runs any tank that she is in. I can not keep shrimp 3 times her size. They become $40 dinners for one. She rules her roost. My 8 inch clown tang is terrified of this tiny stature anchovie. (Don't tell her I called her that)

I’ve got a ton of sexy shrimp and a couple of anemone shrimp in there. Probably more once I think about it.