Green chromis are not friendly

PCguy21 · 03/26/2019, 07:39 PM

So ive had 5 green chromis for months now and a trend ive noticed with them is they are aggressive.. They are listed as friendly by everyone and everywhere but my 5 chromis keep any tang or angelfish ive had in corners of my tank.. I thought it was because my 55 hexagon was too small. So i just upgraded swapped tanks to my 135 gallon tank.. and ssne thing. 5 little chromis take over the entire tank.. my other damsels and royal gramma just chill wherever.. but these little bastards keep my kole tang in a corner of the tank... if he comes out more then 6 inches they dive bomb and slap him..

Same with my foxface.. he tries to swim around.. dive bomb and body slap.

I love how these fish school and bring activity to the tank. And i like how they seem to be very disease resistant.. but god damn i meed to scoop em out and figure out what to do with them.. because i will be damned if my tang and fox sit in a bottom corner of a 135 gallon tank from 5 little 1 inch fish who are suppose to be friendly...

Its funny because i have other damsels who are considered mean and dont do anything to anyone

reelredfish · 03/26/2019, 08:00 PM

following along as for I was about to buy some and put in my tank as my restart. Right now have nothing in the tank.

mcgyvr · 03/26/2019, 08:11 PM

Dont confuse "easy" care with peaceful temperament.Chromis are known to be aggressive..

reelredfish · 03/26/2019, 08:22 PM

Interesting I just looked in the two books I have an both show to be peaceful fish. So maybe they are off on this. Need an updated book but not sure they make one?

1claire · 03/26/2019, 08:43 PM

The Green Chromis is a very active fish and loves to swim. Whilst the majority of damsels are known for their aggression, the Green Chromis is the exception. They are known for their reasonably peaceful temperament and can be kept with lots of other community fish.

PCguy21 · 03/26/2019, 09:00 PM

Not true in my case. They dont figjt other fish except fish bigger thrn them.. they go after any angelfish tang and my foxface that ive had... dive bomb and tail slap... even in my 6 foot tank.

I just took em out and put them in my 30g and now my tang and foxface are swimming around.

They are hsrdy if you csn get ones who dont hsbe uronema but dang they are mean to bigger fish... fish their size they dont bother. I sure loved them swiming in my tank but naa

ducati1212 · 03/27/2019, 05:29 AM

If they were in the tank first they might have claimed territory. you might be able to add em back in once the other fish are established.

I had 5 green chromis in my 65 and one of them decided to kill the other 4. I had that one for like 6 years.

I dont think fish always do what we think they will

PCguy21 · 03/27/2019, 02:05 PM

Well thing us i just swapped tanks 2 days ago so all fish were added at the same time. And their behavoir didnt change. I hear ya though i noticed order helps but not in the case of these guys haha.

Suck now my tank seems less lively but i cant have 5 5$ fish stress out my 50$+ fish

ROlympia · 03/27/2019, 07:50 PM

My green chromis aggresses against my starry blenny and my powder brown tang and killed the other chromi. Blenny could care less, tang tolerates it for a while and then chases the chromis away.

PCguy21 · 03/28/2019, 07:33 AM

Yea my tang hides but its a kole tsng. They are pretty timid.. the fox doesnt run hell flair up his spikes when they try to smack him

brian3 · 03/29/2019, 08:11 PM

Have 10 in a 125 reef with no fighting issues at all and they are all thriving. In the past when I only had a few they would fight to the death. Maybe I got lucky with this set.

03/26/2019, 07:39 PM	#1
PCguy21 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 263	Green chromis are not friendly So ive had 5 green chromis for months now and a trend ive noticed with them is they are aggressive.. They are listed as friendly by everyone and everywhere but my 5 chromis keep any tang or angelfish ive had in corners of my tank.. I thought it was because my 55 hexagon was too small. So i just upgraded swapped tanks to my 135 gallon tank.. and ssne thing. 5 little chromis take over the entire tank.. my other damsels and royal gramma just chill wherever.. but these little bastards keep my kole tang in a corner of the tank... if he comes out more then 6 inches they dive bomb and slap him.. Same with my foxface.. he tries to swim around.. dive bomb and body slap. I love how these fish school and bring activity to the tank. And i like how they seem to be very disease resistant.. but god damn i meed to scoop em out and figure out what to do with them.. because i will be damned if my tang and fox sit in a bottom corner of a 135 gallon tank from 5 little 1 inch fish who are suppose to be friendly... Its funny because i have other damsels who are considered mean and dont do anything to anyone

03/26/2019, 08:11 PM	#3
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	Dont confuse "easy" care with peaceful temperament.Chromis are known to be aggressive.. __________________ Who me?

03/26/2019, 08:00 PM	#2
reelredfish Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: DFW,Area Posts: 798	following along as for I was about to buy some and put in my tank as my restart. Right now have nothing in the tank.

03/26/2019, 08:22 PM	#4
reelredfish Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: DFW,Area Posts: 798	Interesting I just looked in the two books I have an both show to be peaceful fish. So maybe they are off on this. Need an updated book but not sure they make one?

03/26/2019, 08:43 PM	#5
1claire Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 28	The Green Chromis is a very active fish and loves to swim. Whilst the majority of damsels are known for their aggression, the Green Chromis is the exception. They are known for their reasonably peaceful temperament and can be kept with lots of other community fish.

03/26/2019, 09:00 PM	#6
PCguy21 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 263	Not true in my case. They dont figjt other fish except fish bigger thrn them.. they go after any angelfish tang and my foxface that ive had... dive bomb and tail slap... even in my 6 foot tank. I just took em out and put them in my 30g and now my tang and foxface are swimming around. They are hsrdy if you csn get ones who dont hsbe uronema but dang they are mean to bigger fish... fish their size they dont bother. I sure loved them swiming in my tank but naa

03/27/2019, 05:29 AM	#7
ducati1212 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mass Posts: 604	If they were in the tank first they might have claimed territory. you might be able to add em back in once the other fish are established. I had 5 green chromis in my 65 and one of them decided to kill the other 4. I had that one for like 6 years. I dont think fish always do what we think they will

03/27/2019, 02:05 PM	#8
PCguy21 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 263	Well thing us i just swapped tanks 2 days ago so all fish were added at the same time. And their behavoir didnt change. I hear ya though i noticed order helps but not in the case of these guys haha. Suck now my tank seems less lively but i cant have 5 5$ fish stress out my 50$+ fish

03/27/2019, 07:50 PM	#9
ROlympia Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 138	My green chromis aggresses against my starry blenny and my powder brown tang and killed the other chromi. Blenny could care less, tang tolerates it for a while and then chases the chromis away.

03/28/2019, 07:33 AM	#10
PCguy21 Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 263	Yea my tang hides but its a kole tsng. They are pretty timid.. the fox doesnt run hell flair up his spikes when they try to smack him

03/29/2019, 08:11 PM	#11
brian3 Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: PA Posts: 216	Have 10 in a 125 reef with no fighting issues at all and they are all thriving. In the past when I only had a few they would fight to the death. Maybe I got lucky with this set.