Mistake

oysterxfast5 · 07/19/2007, 05:05 PM

I think i may have messed up. I bought 3 little blue chromis and have a 30. I know you are supposed to do research before buying a fish but they looked cool and were cheap. but the problem is that I am getting a YWG and didn't think about it but will they be compatible. And i think i might be pushing the limit i already have a pair of cinnamon clowns. the one is about 3 and a half inches long and the other is 2 and a half and the chromis are only like 2 inches if you line them all up. so will that plus a YWG be to much for the tank.

zeemonstar · 07/19/2007, 06:06 PM

yeah i think that might be a little to many for a 30 gallon. i was thinkin of getting a few chromis myself, they are really compatible with most fish and clowns get along fine with ywg's but i think what you need is a bigger tank my friend

Leilani57 · 07/19/2007, 06:09 PM

oh darn, it looks like it's time for you to buy a bigger tank! that gives me a great idea, i think i am going to go out and buy more fish, because then i will be FORCED by no choice of my own, to buy that 250 gallon i have been admiring in the fishstore...

seriously though, it's a great excuse to upgrade the size of your tank and i dont know what a YWG stand for, but yes, you have too much load for a 30 gallon. If they are not compatible, you could probably take the chromis back to the store. Just explain the situation to them, they will take them back...

oysterxfast5 · 07/19/2007, 06:11 PM

thats what i was thinking would happen. I will just see if my friend will take them or if the store will take them back because i would rather have the clowns and the goby over the chromis.

tripinpn01 · 07/19/2007, 06:54 PM

the YWG is pretty tiny and i really dont think it will make that great of an impact on your bioload. the problem is the chromis do get large and you will definitely need a larger tank down the road. in the mean time i believe your good where you are.

oysterxfast5 · 07/19/2007, 06:57 PM

Are they as hard to catch as a domino. Because i cycled my tank with them and 2 of the 3 died and i finally got the third out of there but it involved taking everything out of the tank.

oysterxfast5 · 07/19/2007, 06:58 PM

So are you saying it should be fine for now with the chromis and the ywg and the clowns or should i just take the chromis back sometime this week.

OmarD · 07/19/2007, 07:14 PM

Hi,

You will be fine...just keep an eye on water parameter...do some larger and more frequent water changes.

Don't even think about buying more fish, till larger tank in place.

oysterxfast5 · 07/21/2007, 06:18 PM

Well there is only two of them now. I walked in little bit ago to feed the fish and one of them chromis was being eating by about 5 hermit crabs and a starfish so i will have to say it must have been sick or something to be caught by a hermit crab. So i will have to get rid of them because i have read that there should be 3 or more or they wont survive and i don't want my tank water messed up.

07/19/2007, 05:05 PM	#1
oysterxfast5 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Coldwater, MI Posts: 583	Mistake I think i may have messed up. I bought 3 little blue chromis and have a 30. I know you are supposed to do research before buying a fish but they looked cool and were cheap. but the problem is that I am getting a YWG and didn't think about it but will they be compatible. And i think i might be pushing the limit i already have a pair of cinnamon clowns. the one is about 3 and a half inches long and the other is 2 and a half and the chromis are only like 2 inches if you line them all up. so will that plus a YWG be to much for the tank.

07/19/2007, 06:06 PM	#2
zeemonstar Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: bloomingdale, il Posts: 26	yeah i think that might be a little to many for a 30 gallon. i was thinkin of getting a few chromis myself, they are really compatible with most fish and clowns get along fine with ywg's but i think what you need is a bigger tank my friend __________________ sharkbait oh ah ah Current Tank Info: 150 gallon sump tank, other smaller tanks

07/19/2007, 06:09 PM	#3
Leilani57 Carbon Free Girl Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: planet earth Posts: 133	oh darn, it looks like it's time for you to buy a bigger tank! that gives me a great idea, i think i am going to go out and buy more fish, because then i will be FORCED by no choice of my own, to buy that 250 gallon i have been admiring in the fishstore... seriously though, it's a great excuse to upgrade the size of your tank and i dont know what a YWG stand for, but yes, you have too much load for a 30 gallon. If they are not compatible, you could probably take the chromis back to the store. Just explain the situation to them, they will take them back... __________________ Recycling is not foreplay, but it is still very important.

07/19/2007, 07:14 PM	#8
OmarD Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Silverdale, WA Posts: 179	Hi, You will be fine...just keep an eye on water parameter...do some larger and more frequent water changes. Don't even think about buying more fish, till larger tank in place. __________________ AG "125" AquaC EV 180, "SCWD", 80 lbs lr, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (XM HQI 10000k bulb) Current Tank Info: AG "125" AquaC EV 180, "SCWD", 80 lbs lr, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (XM HQI 10000k bulb

07/19/2007, 06:11 PM	#4
oysterxfast5 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Coldwater, MI Posts: 583	thats what i was thinking would happen. I will just see if my friend will take them or if the store will take them back because i would rather have the clowns and the goby over the chromis.

07/19/2007, 06:54 PM	#5
tripinpn01 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: oc Posts: 786	the YWG is pretty tiny and i really dont think it will make that great of an impact on your bioload. the problem is the chromis do get large and you will definitely need a larger tank down the road. in the mean time i believe your good where you are.

07/19/2007, 06:57 PM	#6
oysterxfast5 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Coldwater, MI Posts: 583	Are they as hard to catch as a domino. Because i cycled my tank with them and 2 of the 3 died and i finally got the third out of there but it involved taking everything out of the tank.

07/19/2007, 06:58 PM	#7
oysterxfast5 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Coldwater, MI Posts: 583	So are you saying it should be fine for now with the chromis and the ywg and the clowns or should i just take the chromis back sometime this week.

07/21/2007, 06:18 PM	#9
oysterxfast5 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Coldwater, MI Posts: 583	Well there is only two of them now. I walked in little bit ago to feed the fish and one of them chromis was being eating by about 5 hermit crabs and a starfish so i will have to say it must have been sick or something to be caught by a hermit crab. So i will have to get rid of them because i have read that there should be 3 or more or they wont survive and i don't want my tank water messed up.