Chromis School

[Snappy]

I have kept a "school" of the same 15 or so chromis successfully for over 2 years which breed & spawn like crazy but it is very difficult to achieve good results with a smaller tank.

[ALang]

I have had 13 or so in a 130g. They never school together like I thought they would. They usually hide behind rocks, powerheads, etc, separately. They are now down to 7 after two years.

I read somewhere they like to graze all day long on tiny planktonic foods, and since then, I have fed them with freeze-dried cyclopeeze, "Reef Chili", Acan Plus, and even Combo-vital.
They do love picking these food off the surface and water column.
HTH.Lenny.

[Navarchus]

The problem is that when a breeding couple is formed the male will kill the competition

[loveless]

In my opinion chromis are not schooling fish like everyone seems to think. I went to fiji on vacation a couple ofyears ago and witnessed chromis in their natural environment. What I saw was alot of schools of chromis but they were small fish up to about 1 inch. As the fish grew larger I didnt see any schools at all. I did see the adults everywhere but in singles only. So I firmly believe that what we see as schooling habits are just a juvenile thing and as they age they turn into solitary fish.

[Navarchus]

I had a 12 or 15 school .....and thats what happend after the male finished all but one....


http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...5674804&hl=en#