Blue & Green Chromis

[saltwater in nebraska]

If you put a mix of green and blue chromis in will they school together?

 

[thebigelk]

not sure, but i have a 20 g. hex tank and 1 have 3 fish in it. 1 tomato clown and 2 blue reef chromis. 1 is about 3.5 inches and the other is not even an inch. all these fish get along great. the 2 blue chromis dont even swim by each other..lol. they are awesome looking fish. the small one is very blue, and the larger one is lighter colored on the botton but a bluish green on top. when the light hits him certain ways he looks purple. very cool looking. the green chromis dont have alot of color at all. they are very dull in color. i read that the green chromis are open water fish and the blues like to stay closer to the reef. i have a fish only tank and they seem to be doing just fine. not sure how the blues and the greens are together, but i would go with the blues for sure. the blues are a little more expensive though. i paid $20 for the big 1 and $15 for the small 1.

 

[saltwater in nebraska]

Thanks for your response, I like the blue but I want the schooling of the fish. Does anyone else have experience with these fish and could add to this?

 

[mmcdavid]

I have seen tanks in which a mixture have schooled. I think the more chromis in a tank leads to a greater chance of schooling

 

[thebigelk]

i hear at least 5 are needed to school. might be more though

 

[karlas]

i have 4 chromises (green) and they are always to gether in a school. from what i understand blues are more aggressive that the greens but not as bad as damsels.

 

[thebigelk]

my 2 blues are not aggressive at all

 

[shel]

I have 7 green chomis and they always are schooling together. It is a very pretty site. I have 3 lg and 4 little ones and they all get along great with each other.
Shel