Chromis Kissing

First off, i am new. Anyway, two of my blue green chromises come up to each other and "kiss" each other. They literally protrude their mouths and kiss. Is this a sign of agression, or something abnormal I should be worried about

 

If your not noticing disappearing rear fin, missing fish scales, bullying or any other kind of wound, you should be OK.




luna

 

Is it two males?clapping:

 

Ive got scales missing, and one had a tip of rear fin missing
What now Luna

 

how many total chromis do you have in your tank?

 

3 XL though I might get rid of them.

 

They are establishing dominance. Keep close track of the fish. You may need to move one to QT if it gets beaten up too much. Mine always seem to have a scale or two missing when they are around the same size. Once they establish dominance things should settle down.

 

What size tank? Make sure you have plenty of hiding places, this will help curb some of their aggression.

 

I agree with 2in10. When I first stocked my current tank yrs ago, I bought 3 Chromis and there was always one that ate more, bullied the others and was just more aggressive than the other two. Well, it didn't take long before the "weaker" two died and now I just have that one. I believe that Mother Nature calls that " survival of the fittest".



luna

 

Thanks they have developed a pecking order already.