Schooling fish - Page 3

Ladipyg · 09-22-2004, 05:41 PM

I have a school of 8 and I LOVE them...their colors are constantly changing under the lighting, from lime green, to light blue, then silver and purple...no real aggression...they loosely school together but every once in a while the will school tightly and face into the output from the sump...usually after I've moved stuff around in there so I'm guessing they are lining up for the buffet...any pods or shrimp that get knocked loose and go for a ride...they really are a pretty fish...

Craig Manoukian · 09-22-2004, 10:12 PM

8 what Ladipyg, Chromis?

BoomerD · 09-22-2004, 10:19 PM

I just sold my school of 8 green chromises. At feeding time, they would all school around in the tank, but most of the time, it would have been called a very loose school...some here, a couple there, etc...

Web2000 · 09-23-2004, 05:55 PM

I had 5 Green Chromis, which are now 4. They school loosely at times. Very interesting and attractive fish though. No aggression at all!!

Bill

Bubba654 · 09-26-2004, 07:18 PM

I have had 4 pennant butterfly(Heniochus Acuminatus) for about 8 months in a 55 gal they love it might be a little bigger then you are looking for.

Craig Manoukian · 09-26-2004, 11:31 PM

Bubba,

Not to be the Banner fish police, but at 10" adult length, those fish are way too big and too many for a 55 gallon. At 1" of fish per five gallons of water one Banner fish is at the limit, although a 55 would be cramped for a 10" fish.

Great excuse to move to a 125 gallon which they will need in the future, eh?

Ladipyg · 09-27-2004, 12:27 AM

Sorry, yes reef chromis...very pretty...after a stressing day I like to just go to the basement and watch the "kids" tool around for a while... the blood pressure just drops on down to where it should be...AAAHHHH....great!

dgasmd · 09-27-2004, 08:00 PM

Just so you know, most if not all fish that school will eventually stop schooling in your tank. They may ahng out together for the most part or just sometimes, but they will stop schooling. The schooling behavior is something adopted by fish in natural environments to avoid predation. They will figure out in a few weeks to months in your tank that there is no predators there.

Here are some fish that will "hang out together" in your tank and look nice:

-Anthias: nice, but can get costly and may be hard to get to eat in captivity.
-green chromis: good, cheap, and nice colors actually. My experience with them is that over time, the assasin (there is always one there) will whack the rest one by one over weeks to months.
-royal gramma: if you have enough room and you have enough numbers, you may get lucky. They may develop with one more aggressive harrasing the rest, but it is likely a 50/50 chance.
-Heniochus: requires room for it since they will get bigger fast if fed well. They may break up and go solo earlier than then rest above mentioned, but they are so nice that who really cares.
-Cardinals: good choice for smaller tanks.

09-22-2004, 05:41 PM	#31 (permalink)
Ladipyg Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 55 View Gallery Karma Komment	I have a school of 8 and I LOVE them...their colors are constantly changing under the lighting, from lime green, to light blue, then silver and purple...no real aggression...they loosely school together but every once in a while the will school tightly and face into the output from the sump...usually after I've moved stuff around in there so I'm guessing they are lining up for the buffet...any pods or shrimp that get knocked loose and go for a ride...they really are a pretty fish... __________________ How can I be out of Money....I still have room in the tank?!?!?!

09-22-2004, 10:12 PM	#32 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,903 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	8 what Ladipyg, Chromis? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

09-22-2004, 10:19 PM	#33 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,632 View Gallery Karma Komment	I just sold my school of 8 green chromises. At feeding time, they would all school around in the tank, but most of the time, it would have been called a very loose school...some here, a couple there, etc... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

09-26-2004, 07:18 PM	#35 (permalink)
Bubba654 Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: south michigan Posts: 6 View Gallery Karma Komment	I have had 4 pennant butterfly(Heniochus Acuminatus) for about 8 months in a 55 gal they love it might be a little bigger then you are looking for. __________________ was that 4-drops/30gal or30-drops/4gal

09-26-2004, 11:31 PM	#36 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,903 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Bubba, Not to be the Banner fish police, but at 10" adult length, those fish are way too big and too many for a 55 gallon. At 1" of fish per five gallons of water one Banner fish is at the limit, although a 55 would be cramped for a 10" fish. Great excuse to move to a 125 gallon which they will need in the future, eh? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

09-23-2004, 05:55 PM	#34 (permalink)
Web2000 Bryozoan Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Santa Clarita, CA Posts: 45 View Gallery Karma Komment	I had 5 Green Chromis, which are now 4. They school loosely at times. Very interesting and attractive fish though. No aggression at all!! Bill

09-27-2004, 12:27 AM	#37 (permalink)
Ladipyg Bryozoan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 55 View Gallery Karma Komment	Sorry, yes reef chromis...very pretty...after a stressing day I like to just go to the basement and watch the "kids" tool around for a while... the blood pressure just drops on down to where it should be...AAAHHHH....great! __________________ How can I be out of Money....I still have room in the tank?!?!?!

09-27-2004, 08:00 PM	#38 (permalink)
dgasmd Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 466 View Gallery Karma Komment	Just so you know, most if not all fish that school will eventually stop schooling in your tank. They may ahng out together for the most part or just sometimes, but they will stop schooling. The schooling behavior is something adopted by fish in natural environments to avoid predation. They will figure out in a few weeks to months in your tank that there is no predators there. Here are some fish that will "hang out together" in your tank and look nice: -Anthias: nice, but can get costly and may be hard to get to eat in captivity. -green chromis: good, cheap, and nice colors actually. My experience with them is that over time, the assasin (there is always one there) will whack the rest one by one over weeks to months. -royal gramma: if you have enough room and you have enough numbers, you may get lucky. They may develop with one more aggressive harrasing the rest, but it is likely a 50/50 chance. -Heniochus: requires room for it since they will get bigger fast if fed well. They may break up and go solo earlier than then rest above mentioned, but they are so nice that who really cares. -Cardinals: good choice for smaller tanks. __________________ Water is what keeps a ship floating, but it is also what sinks it.

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