Green Chromis
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Topic: Green Chromis
Posted By: fasteddie
Subject: Green Chromis
Date Posted: December 23 2016 at 7:12pm
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Ok... so I bought 5 green Chromis fish for my 120gal tank. All 5 of them are schooling together as seen at the local fish store and were bagged together and acclimated together. After I released them into the tank, one has decided to stay alone in the back corner of my tank away from the other fish. The fish will eat any food that comes near him and looks healthy. All fish are peaceful in tank and have not seen any aggressive behavior from any other fish. figured it would just take a little time for him to come out but it has been a week now. Should I be concerned or just let nature take its course? Has anyone seen this before? I have 2 other tanks that he could go in but not sure how it would do alone. Thanks for any input. ------------- 3 tanks and no money |
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Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: December 23 2016 at 8:12pm
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This is very normal. In the wild where there are predators and in the fish store where they are still very frightened (often in a bare tank) they always school for protection. In our tanks where there are no predators, they split up in steps and start a pecking order. One by one each Chromis Damsel disappears until, if lucky, we are left with 2, or if unlucky we have one lone Chromis Damsel for a few years. Sorry, but there is hope. Read on. One way to make things better for more Chromis Damsels to survive is to create dozens of hiding places in LR or Macroalgae forests. Have you ever seen video where a huge school of Damsels disappears into a large Acropora or holes in the rocks? Copied from Reefkeeping Tips, these discussions may provide some ideas: Aquascaping tips How to make it look natural and beautiful. Also, how fish can be happy so they run for cover instead of jumping out of the tank(or disappearing): http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38324" rel="nofollow - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=38324 http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=80204&PID=613840" rel="nofollow - http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=80204&PID=613840 Feel free to post a pic of the tank to get more advice on this. Aloha, Mark  ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: December 24 2016 at 10:34am
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Agreed Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: Reefer4Ever
Date Posted: December 24 2016 at 1:30pm
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There is hope I've had 5 for a couple years now. Keep the fat and happy. It works and aggression is cut to a minimum if at all. ------------- 90 gal reef w/refugium 24 gal softie tank 11 gal nano anemone tank 5 gal fresh water |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: December 24 2016 at 4:14pm
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Agreed. What I would call overfeeding is how public aquariums keep tons of the same fish and different kinds fish in one tank. All those fish are chunky. To handle the heavy feeding, public aquariums use huge filtration equipment, like sand filters, de-nitrification units, UV Sterilizers and huge skimmers. Tileman/Brads tank here in Murray is a good example of what I'm suggesting regarding equipment similar to a public aquarium. http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=81089" rel="nofollow - http://utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=81089 In a 120 gal tank, heavy feeding of a light population of fish can be handled by some or all of these: 1- growing extra biofiltration in the form of: A.) good lively LR with sponge, tunicates and worms, B.) LS packed with bugs and worms, and C.) a well lighted Refugium full of Chaetomorpha and LR rubble or a sand bed; 2- Using a big Skimmer and a UV Sterilizer; 3- Using Carbon dosing with sugar, vodka, vinegar or biopellets. http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=70974" rel="nofollow - http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=70974 All these things process extra pollution from heavy feeding. Aloha, Mark ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member
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