Chromis

seafansar · 06-24-2008, 02:55 PM

I had 4 chromis in a 10 gallon QT tank with a blue dartfish. I'm pretty sure the chromis have been killing each other off, but I just wanted to make sure the dartfish isn't the one doing it. The dartfish is about 5" long. The chromis have been dying one at a time, usually at night. They all have their gill plate ripped off and the last one had it's gills completely eaten. Since it was just the gills being injured, the other chromis are the culprit right? There's only one left now.

nikkipigtails · 06-24-2008, 02:57 PM

We had some chromises and they would gang up on the smaller or weaker one and kill it off.

blue_eyes53813 · 06-24-2008, 02:57 PM

Maybe you have a hitchhiker in your rock? If you have liverock that is lol... Could be an unwanted crab or a mantis...

seafansar · 06-24-2008, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkipigtails

We had some chromises and they would gang up on the smaller or weaker one and kill it off.

When they killed each other, would they attack the gills?

nikkipigtails · 06-24-2008, 05:36 PM

They'd attack anything they felt like. It depended on what the fish's weakness was...fins, gills, the actual body.

seafansar · 06-24-2008, 06:39 PM

Ok thanks.

nikkipigtails · 06-24-2008, 06:43 PM

no prob

lcstorc · 06-24-2008, 06:55 PM

Mine just started to disappear one at a time. Never figured out why and they had plenty of places to go and hide.

Royalscott · 06-24-2008, 07:09 PM

Chromis will attack each other to take over territory. That is why you should only buy them in odd numbers.

seafansar · 06-24-2008, 08:03 PM

Well I did order 3 and they sent me 4, but I think they would have killed each other regardless if there were an even or odd number. I guess I should have kept them in separate QT tanks.

06-24-2008, 02:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
seafansar Serpent Star Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 202 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Chromis I had 4 chromis in a 10 gallon QT tank with a blue dartfish. I'm pretty sure the chromis have been killing each other off, but I just wanted to make sure the dartfish isn't the one doing it. The dartfish is about 5" long. The chromis have been dying one at a time, usually at night. They all have their gill plate ripped off and the last one had it's gills completely eaten. Since it was just the gills being injured, the other chromis are the culprit right? There's only one left now. __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

06-24-2008, 02:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,613 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Chromis We had some chromises and they would gang up on the smaller or weaker one and kill it off. __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

06-24-2008, 02:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
blue_eyes53813 Hey!Its not my fault Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin Posts: 6,634 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chromis Maybe you have a hitchhiker in your rock? If you have liverock that is lol... Could be an unwanted crab or a mantis... __________________ 265 Gallon Reef built into basement wall. Lighting = 6x250 watts MH, 2x96 watt PC ,and 2x140 watt VHO for a total watt of 1,972 watts . New addition on 4-14-07 of 100 gallon sump and 100 gallon refugium. I think I have lost my mind. Gotta love this hobby Vicki Life is like a pathway of untrodden snow. Be careful how you step in it for every mark will show Definition of FRIENDSHIP: All lives touch other lives to create something new and alive My tank chronicles. http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wall-reef.html

06-24-2008, 05:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,613 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Chromis They'd attack anything they felt like. It depended on what the fish's weakness was...fins, gills, the actual body. __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

06-24-2008, 06:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
seafansar Serpent Star Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 202 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chromis Ok thanks. __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

06-24-2008, 06:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Golden Moray Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 2,613 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Chromis no prob __________________ No man ever reached excellence in any one art or profession without having passed through the slow and painful process of study and preparation. - Horace

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,008 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chromis Mine just started to disappear one at a time. Never figured out why and they had plenty of places to go and hide. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

06-24-2008, 07:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
Royalscott Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 772 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Chromis Chromis will attack each other to take over territory. That is why you should only buy them in odd numbers. __________________ Janetta & Scott 29 Gallon Bio Cube & 14 Gallon Bio Cube The Nano Club Wear Gloves

06-24-2008, 08:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
seafansar Serpent Star Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 202 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Chromis Well I did order 3 and they sent me 4, but I think they would have killed each other regardless if there were an even or odd number. I guess I should have kept them in separate QT tanks. __________________ -Sara Member of Gainesville Reef Club http://www.gnvreef.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=445

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