Green chromis murder mystery

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by fuelcell, Jul 17, 2012.

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  1. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Experienced that with a clown and a yellow damsel.
     
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  2. fuelcell

    fuelcell Astrea Snail

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    I hear ya. Thanks for the help. The one I found today had actually been blown to the top and somehow got stuck on the top edge of my coast to coast overflow.
     
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  3. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    +1 Exactly.

    I'd read all the horror stories, and I'd studied and learned of the "pecking order" they go through in captivity. Still, I wanted more than one, so I bought two, making sure they were the same size, etc. From the very first feeding, one bullied the other every time it took a bite of food. In a month, the bully was twice his original size, and the other, which hadn't grown at all and had very few scales left, finally died...

    FWIW, I've seen one successful school- ten Chromis in a 120g tank. I've come to the conclusion that they need a large school and a very large tank to prevent bullying.
     
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