Blue Green Chromis

are u in the DM area? if i had 2 go get a fish from a petstore here n DM i would go to Adam's they r kinda on the high priced side but good quality. Iowa Pet is another good one 2 go 2 but doesnt always have the best quality.

im starting a internet busines buying and selling fish and coral. should b up and running n about a month. im still n contact with all of my old dealers. i have had great luck with them for the past year.

 

I don't think I have ever seen Adam's Aquatics have chromis. Iowa Petfoods and Seascapes has them for $5 a piece. I have bought 2 pair there and I ended up losing 1 from the pair within 48 hrs. This was 3 months in between buying each pair

 

adams has had them, i bought some from there before. either place would be fine. i have lost a few to them jumping out of the tank.

 

Sea of Marvels always has good fish. They're in North Liberty, but its well worth the trip. I think the chromis do a little better in larger numbers-could you get 5-7 in your tank?

 

I've always found it difficult to keep a large school of Chromis. It always seems to quickly thin down to 3 or 4 fish.

To the original poster: I don't know where you are located but In Cedar Rapids, you will always find them at Pet's Playhouse. For Iowa City, try Sea of Marvels. You can't go wrong with livestock from either of those places.

-JB

 

Actually I was in Adams the other day and I do believe I saw some chromis

 

If you used 60% of existing water, you might not have a typical cycle with ammonia, nitrites and nitrates spiking. It's funny that the store would recommend the other damsels over the chromis. Good luck getting out the damsels because they will be hard to catch.

Don't get too caught up with adding a bunch of chromis to your tank, they will eventually thin themselves out anyway.

 

i hate damsels, i had a couple that were mean, they get territorial and some can get pretty big too, your blue and yellow tails may be ok, but the all blue devil damsels can get mean. mine was banished to the sump before it got ate by my return pump. and yeah good luck catching them, i had to move all my rock work around, it was a pain.

it is odd they recommended them over chromis though..