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post #1 of 9
1/8/12 at 10:10am
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Hey I got some new fish yesterday I got a yellow clown goby and 2 blue/green chromis. I woke up this morning and 1 chromis was dead, the other is fine- he even ate some mysis this morning. Also, the clown goby,I know they like to stay on the downlow, but how am I supposed to know if he is eating- will he come out for it? ooh also, does he eat food off the bottom?

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post #2 of 9
1/9/12 at 1:01pm



 

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Originally Posted by thumpco View Post

Hey I got some new fish yesterday I got a yellow clown goby and 2 blue/green chromis. I woke up this morning and 1 chromis was dead, the other is fine- he even ate some mysis this morning. Also, the clown goby,I know they like to stay on the downlow, but how am I supposed to know if he is eating- will he come out for it? ooh also, does he eat food off the bottom?


Get yourself a baby eye dropper and squirt food in his direction (a little at a time), he'll get the idea. Then later he'll come out when you come to the tank. IT will take time and patience, also try different foods to get him to eat.
 

 

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post #3 of 9
1/9/12 at 7:16pm
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Thanks, but he is less shy, he has been out  swimming more and even ate little pieces of food, but spit out super big pieces.
 

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Get yourself a baby eye dropper and squirt food in his direction (a little at a time), he'll get the idea. Then later he'll come out when you come to the tank. IT will take time and patience, also try different foods to get him to eat.
 

 



 

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post #4 of 9
1/10/12 at 7:09am

Then you have to cut it up for him. I do that for my butterflies, they very small mouths. I have special cutting board and knife just for the fish.

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post #5 of 9
1/10/12 at 1:18pm
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Haha. Ok I will try that
 

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Then you have to cut it up for him. I do that for my butterflies, they very small mouths. I have special cutting board and knife just for the fish.



 

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post #6 of 9
1/10/12 at 1:32pm

Also don't replace the chromis, they don't do well together, people say to keep them in groups of 3 or more. But I've tried, even keep a dozen at one time to see them all die off, mostly by each other, they are part of the damsel family.

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post #7 of 9
1/10/12 at 1:38pm

I have had 2 green chromis in my 225G for over 3 years now......of course they came in together, and I originally had 5....over the course of time they dwindled, BUT these 2 are always together and never fight

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post #8 of 9
1/10/12 at 2:14pm



 

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I have had 2 green chromis in my 225G for over 3 years now......of course they came in together, and I originally had 5....over the course of time they dwindled, BUT these 2 are always together and never fight



that is good to hear, I tried my darnedest, to get them to live in my tank. Like i said 12 at first, (wanted them to school), then I added more to get the number up to 18 total and the last time 3. Each time dwindled down to one then it died. So I gave up. Kept on hearing the same horror stories, about poor collecting, poor shipping and damsels fight.

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post #9 of 9
1/10/12 at 3:45pm
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Thanks for saying cause I was going to get more!
 

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Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid View Post

Also don't replace the chromis, they don't do well together, people say to keep them in groups of 3 or more. But I've tried, even keep a dozen at one time to see them all die off, mostly by each other, they are part of the damsel family.



 

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