My flame angel a bully?

goldfish69 · 05/25/2012, 07:54 AM

Hi Forum.

Last week, I bought a flame angel along with 2 chromis and placed them in my 20g QT.

Water parameters are good and I do a 25% water change every 4 days from the DT.

2 days before, I discovered 1 of the chromis stuck to the filter intake and removed it immediately.

This morning, I found the other chromis on the floor of the tank.

There were no visible signs on either chromis that they had any type of diseases or injuries on their bodies.

When I observed all of the fish previously, I never saw the flame angel going after either of the chromis.

What do you guys think?

Either my flame angel was bullying them when I wasn't around or I just got a bad batch of Chromis from the LFS.

I had the impression that a chromis was a pretty hardy fish.

sponger0 · 05/25/2012, 08:10 AM

The chromis could be the suspect. I had bought 3 at one times and within 2 weeks being in QT, they were all dead. They killed each other off.

Chromis are hardy...but you always end up with one...or in our case none lol

goldfish69 · 05/25/2012, 08:20 AM

ok - I understand they will kill each other off but how does the last Chromis end up dead by itself?

sponger0 · 05/25/2012, 08:27 AM

Ive asked myself the same question. Never gto an answer. Maybe enough damage from 2 chromis fighting that it couldnt recover or stress.

Like I said, I had 3 and they all killed each other. I even checked my water for ammonia thinking that was the possible culprit since one had died in the tank. Well no ammonia.

MrTuskfish · 05/25/2012, 10:03 AM

Chromis used to be considered very hardy fish; lately, this forum is full of reports of them dying like flies. I have no idea why.

05/25/2012, 07:54 AM	#1
goldfish69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 144	My flame angel a bully? Hi Forum. Last week, I bought a flame angel along with 2 chromis and placed them in my 20g QT. Water parameters are good and I do a 25% water change every 4 days from the DT. 2 days before, I discovered 1 of the chromis stuck to the filter intake and removed it immediately. This morning, I found the other chromis on the floor of the tank. There were no visible signs on either chromis that they had any type of diseases or injuries on their bodies. When I observed all of the fish previously, I never saw the flame angel going after either of the chromis. What do you guys think? Either my flame angel was bullying them when I wasn't around or I just got a bad batch of Chromis from the LFS. I had the impression that a chromis was a pretty hardy fish.

05/25/2012, 10:03 AM	#5
MrTuskfish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Wild Blue Yonder Posts: 8,887	Chromis used to be considered very hardy fish; lately, this forum is full of reports of them dying like flies. I have no idea why. __________________ If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat. Steve Current Tank Info: 180, 2-240 FOWLRs, 240 reef

05/25/2012, 08:10 AM	#2
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,659	The chromis could be the suspect. I had bought 3 at one times and within 2 weeks being in QT, they were all dead. They killed each other off. Chromis are hardy...but you always end up with one...or in our case none lol

05/25/2012, 08:20 AM	#3
goldfish69 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 144	ok - I understand they will kill each other off but how does the last Chromis end up dead by itself?

05/25/2012, 08:27 AM	#4
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,659	Ive asked myself the same question. Never gto an answer. Maybe enough damage from 2 chromis fighting that it couldnt recover or stress. Like I said, I had 3 and they all killed each other. I even checked my water for ammonia thinking that was the possible culprit since one had died in the tank. Well no ammonia.