My 75 Gallon Starter - Help

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  1. B1G

    B1G Plankton

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    My 75 Gallon Starter - Help
    I Just Started a 75 gallon ,Temp=77-80 all the time 65 pounds live rock cured and 3-5inchs of live sand. 2 powerheads 1400, 1 airbubble maker.

    It seems like everythings right but....
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    2 chromis, 1 cleaner shrimp, forktail blenny, clown goby, bi chromis
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    Problems - And My Questions? -- **Tank Stocked!**
    Should Chromis sit on buttom on tank for lots of the time and not be active?
    Should Forktail Blenny Hide at the top of tank away from sand and rock to sit next to the pump going into the protien skimmer?
    Should Clown Goby Sit On Walls?
     
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  3. Droopster

    Droopster Fire Worm

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    As I understand it chromes are fairly aggressive fish and may be chasing your blenny away from his preferred position in the tank, lower towards the substrate. The tomato clown may be ok because mine likes to spend a lot of time up towards the overflow box where it looks like he kinda sits againts the glass sideways, and has not yet staked a claim to a frogspawn or hammer coral. If they are eating and not be chased away by the chromis when food is introduced they are ok for now. But you are mixing Hippies and hells angels in the same tank lol
     
  4. B1G

    B1G Plankton

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    chromes are aggressive? !!! 3 fish stores said they were commiuty fish!
     
  5. ontop27

    ontop27 Ritteri Anemone

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    From what I understand they are only aggressive to other chromis not other fish. And yea the clown likes to perch on walls or branching coral.
     
  6. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    Looks like you are right on track. Lets see some pics.
     
  7. crappyballer

    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    yea fish sit in weird spots sometimes blennys and clown gobies both are not the most active swimmers and will perch on what they deem safe.
     
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  9. Telgar

    Telgar Snowflake Eel

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    Ouch Crppyballer those colors hurt to try and read... but I have the same questions you pointed out.
     
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    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    my bad im using the dark skin it looks nice on my screen =) (just highlight it)
     
  11. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    Chromis should not be at the bottom not moving, they should be swimming in the water column. They are a community fish and I've never heard of them being aggressive. They should be fed small meals, 3 times a day due to their high metabolism. The clown goby's actions are normal. I've not had a forktailed blenny before, so I don't know if that's normal or not.

    Another question for you is how long has the tank been setup?
     
  12. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    There could be problems with the chromis being aggressive because there are only two in the tank. I know I have that problem with mine. They do more of a warn off than attack though with other soecies.