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Unread 03/10/2008, 05:12 PM   #1
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chromis question

this might sound stupid but i been wanting to ask over the weekend i got 5 blue/green chromis and i have plans for some other fish i like but some of them are Pseudochromis's and that baffles me will the other chromis kill them .....whats the difference?


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Unread 03/10/2008, 05:19 PM   #2
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different family all together
http://www.peteducation.com/category...ls=16&cat=1855

blue green chromis belong to the damsel family


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Unread 03/10/2008, 05:22 PM   #3
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according to this compatibility chart they will get along

http://search.live.com/images/result...es%2FImg95.gif


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Unread 03/10/2008, 05:31 PM   #4
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Your compatibility chart is wrong if you are considering a royal dottyback (bicolor pseudochromis). These are extremely aggressive. I would get the strawberry. They are a bright purple/pink and are the most docile of them all.


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Unread 03/10/2008, 05:35 PM   #5
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Your compatibility chart is wrong if you are considering a royal dottyback (bicolor pseudochromis). These are extremely aggressive. I would get the strawberry. They are a bright purple/pink and are the most docile of them all.
thanks a chart in no way compares with expertise--glad you posted


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Unread 03/10/2008, 07:14 PM   #6
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2nd on the bicolor pseudochromis! I had one that thought the whole tank was his territory. I don't think he injured any of my fish, but he had them all in hiding. I finally got him out with a homemade fish trap after several days of trying. He went for a ride back to the LFS. I think I would have paid them to take him for me...


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Unread 03/10/2008, 07:48 PM   #7
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thanks everyone i guess i wont be gettin that bicolor....they are just so colorful.../sniffle sniffle


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I'd watch the school of chromis also... they are known for picking each other off


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