stocking fish in 75g help

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by Amadod2

do most people have an issue with losing chromis?

chromis have an issue with killing eachother until there is 1 left

[Coasting]

Yes some people mix species, just make sure you only have 1 male.
Its generally recommended to do like 4+ or just 1.

[Amadod2]

i read online that anthis also kill the weaker fish in the group, is this true? and if so which bread is less susceptible to this?

[Coasting]

Well they could.... Their a typical schooling fish, if the fish is truly "weak" then theres a reason its being picked off. Otherwise the smaller one is usually the more bullied one, but they don't usually kill them off like chromis. But that's why it's best to have 4+ so the largest ones (the male) aggression is dispersed through more of the group. That's also why if you get multiple species of anthias, you don't get the largest one from each tank at the lfs, don't want to end up with all males

There were my dispars.

[Amadod2]

thats an awesome picture! So in a 75g 1 male to 3 Females would be best? im just trying to avoid buying fish that will eventually kill each other off. i am going to be quarantining them

[Coasting]

That's what I would do.

Or just get 1.

I only have a single Lyretail in my tank right now. Had 4 or 5 to begin with but they were all wiped out by velvet or something brought in by a flame angel. Only the largest - the male - made it through, and he rules my tank.

Any Anthias I have had, I started them on cyclopeeze then just fed that with marine micro pellets after a few days so the fish are swimming around and gobbling up both, and then their 100% on pellets.

[Amadod2]

sounds good, out of the dispar and the lyretail, which are better to keep, as being hardier with less problems?