How many chromis?

TheFisheye · 03/03/2011, 08:30 AM

Well hello everyone...new to the site, and the hobby. I just "inherited" an established tank that was pretty much neglected for about 2yrs. It probably went that long without a water change(just dechlorinated tapwater top offs). Unplugged heater, and busted shaft on skimmer pump to boot. Somehow 1-ocellaris clown, 2-yellowtail damsels, and 1-B&W Heniochus survived. Also an emporer angel survived, but had to be euthanized due to HLLE(looked like he was dropped in a blender). Anyways, I have since bleached all the dead coral that was in the tank, and replaced the sandbed with carrib. arrogonite sand/chips. Fixed the skimmer and heater. The tank did not cycle, and all seems to be well. PH-8.4, KH-16, 0ppm NO3,NO2,PO4, and sg-1.025. I've added two more baby ocellaris clowns that seem to get along with the adult ocellaris, a Banded Dragon sleeper goby, and a Bristletooth Tomini tang. Along with 4 Cortez Turbos, 10 ceriths, 10 nassarious, 6 scarlet reef hermits, and 20 dwarf blue leg hermits.
Finnaly(apologies for the essay) i want to add 2 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp, and how ever many blue/green chromis you would recommend 3 prefferably. Also maybe an anemone for the clowns. Thanks for the advice in advance, and wow...this is addicting allready

Mr.Maska · 03/03/2011, 10:44 AM

Not sure if all those clowns will get along. Ive experience clowns killing each other off till the last man standing. Same thing with the orange line chromis that i had. I had 5 chromis and they killed each other till one only in tank. Not to say this will happen, But this was just my experience. Best of luck.

Sk8r · 03/03/2011, 11:18 AM

Chromis kill-off usually depends on tank size: about 3 would work; you might, in a 180, manage as many as 7, but you might also mix up the types of damsels to get more variety.

03/03/2011, 08:30 AM	#1
TheFisheye Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 26	How many chromis? Well hello everyone...new to the site, and the hobby. I just "inherited" an established tank that was pretty much neglected for about 2yrs. It probably went that long without a water change(just dechlorinated tapwater top offs). Unplugged heater, and busted shaft on skimmer pump to boot. Somehow 1-ocellaris clown, 2-yellowtail damsels, and 1-B&W Heniochus survived. Also an emporer angel survived, but had to be euthanized due to HLLE(looked like he was dropped in a blender). Anyways, I have since bleached all the dead coral that was in the tank, and replaced the sandbed with carrib. arrogonite sand/chips. Fixed the skimmer and heater. The tank did not cycle, and all seems to be well. PH-8.4, KH-16, 0ppm NO3,NO2,PO4, and sg-1.025. I've added two more baby ocellaris clowns that seem to get along with the adult ocellaris, a Banded Dragon sleeper goby, and a Bristletooth Tomini tang. Along with 4 Cortez Turbos, 10 ceriths, 10 nassarious, 6 scarlet reef hermits, and 20 dwarf blue leg hermits. Finnaly(apologies for the essay) i want to add 2 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp, and how ever many blue/green chromis you would recommend 3 prefferably. Also maybe an anemone for the clowns. Thanks for the advice in advance, and wow...this is addicting allready __________________ 180gal FO w/ 25gal sump...coralife 220 super skimmer...coralife Turbo Sea 1270gph...15watt UV sterilizer...2-72" Actinic White T12 VHO...1-72" Blue Spectrum Super Actinic T12 VHO Current Tank Info: 180gal + 46gal bowfront

03/03/2011, 10:44 AM	#2
Mr.Maska Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield,Mass Posts: 317	Not sure if all those clowns will get along. Ive experience clowns killing each other off till the last man standing. Same thing with the orange line chromis that i had. I had 5 chromis and they killed each other till one only in tank. Not to say this will happen, But this was just my experience. Best of luck. __________________ Look at the beautiful creatures in your tanks in amazement, now look to the sovereign God who created them. Current Tank Info: 210 gallon 72x25x30, hamilton belize sun fixture 3x400 watt mh, 2 t5's 80watts.reefbrite all blue48" supplement light, octo extreme250 skimmer, 80 gal sump/40gal refug 40 gal bow front hospital tank

03/03/2011, 11:18 AM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Chromis kill-off usually depends on tank size: about 3 would work; you might, in a 180, manage as many as 7, but you might also mix up the types of damsels to get more variety. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

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