Chromis

[rooter]

i have a 90g reef and i would like to know how many chromis would suit the tank. i would like enough to school! is 5-6 too many

other stock(would like)
2 perculas
yellow tang
six line wrasse
a goby
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also how many inches of small bodied fish do you reccomend?

 

[strangerdejavu]

If you really plan to stick with those 5 fish, then 5-6 chromis should be ok in a 90 gallon.

 

[Catpicklesdog]

Sounds fine to me if that's what you're going to stick to. My only advice would be to add the sixline last. I've had a few issues with mine with any fish that came after him!

 

[Reefscape]

i have a 90g reef and i would like to know how many chromis would suit the tank. i would like enough to school! is 5-6 too many

other stock(would like)
2 perculas
yellow tang
six line wrasse
a goby
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also how many inches of small bodied fish do you reccomend?

The inches of fish rule does not apply as it all depends on the types of fish required.

Niko

 

[rooter]

if it was your reef tank how many green chromis would you reccomend. i notice Uscalvary has 8 in his 55g. i have a ninety and would like nearly eight

 

[fish guru]

Yeah i would stick with about 5 to 6 chromises. eight will be a little too many.
I have seen some pretty big ones at my lfs so you are better off with 5 to 6. also you should stock your tank in this order: goby, yellow tang, the two perculas (at the same time), and finally the six line wrasse. The clowns are actually really evil!!! The websites may claim that they are peaceful, but since they are related to damsels, they are very territorail. trust me I kept one and it kept on biting my hand during water changes. It actually kind of hurts!

 

[Grins]

I'd probably get 2 more chromis than you actually want to end up with. They have a reputation for offing one another.

 

[rooter]

how many should i buy because i noticed that my lfs has them in stock

 

[Catpicklesdog]

I have a 182 gal and I started with 15 (small) chromis. I'm now down to 8 in the display and 1 in the sump because of the reason Grins gave - they keep bumping each other off!

 

[saltydunc]

i would go for 5 at least......i had 3 and the biggest one killed the other 2 over about 6 months.....it will hopefully spread the aggression out.