Blue Streak Cardinals

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

Do they tend to stay as a school as they adjust to their new home?

Tha't one thing that I never cared for in chromis... when you first add them they stick together in a tight school but after a month they all are very independent.

My chromis still stick together after about 4 months now. All 9 are still with me (none have been killed) and you rarely see one go anywhere without the rest except sometimes at feeding.

Not sure why mine are so 'close' or feel the need to school but they do.

[digital-audiophile]

Interesting. I've had not much luck with keeping bigger groups of chromis. I've had up to 15 at one point and the number always ends up at three.. I don't know what it is but when I add more.. it always settles at three.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

Interesting. I've had not much luck with keeping bigger groups of chromis. I've had up to 15 at one point and the number always ends up at three.. I don't know what it is but when I add more.. it always settles at three.

Yeah thats what everyone told me but this is the second time I have kept a larger group and so far all are still around and the first time I tried years back, only one died. I guess I have just had good luck with chromis.

[Lance]

I've had 12 for about 3 months and they school probably 50% of the time. I also have not seen any pecking order in the group; no signs of chewed fins or aggression. Couldn't tell you why.

[om6acw]

good luck with them, they have pretty short life span, somewhere between 18 - 24 months. But otherwise beautiful fish!