How many Chromis in a 240g reef?

[95harley]

I'm in the process of redoing my 240g FOWLR and restocking with all Blue Reef & Green Chromis with a few damsels here and there.
I'll also throw my 30" DME in as well.
The reef will be under 16 T5's powered by IC 660's. Planned corals are softies, zoos, & shrooms with some Monti Caps up high.
How many Chromis is "enough"...30, 40, 50, +?
Tank in 96x24x24.

 

[t316]

If you put 50 chromis in a 240, you are not going to see anything but a blue blur going by (too many).
But it's really not going to matter. With chromis, you will end up eventually with 1. They will slowly pick each other off.

 

[fishkid13]

With 50 you might have enough that not one chromis can decide who to pick on, It would be cool to watch a large school go by, but wont you eel eat them?

 

[95harley]

My eel is pretty good, he will "Try" to eat new comers and may get 1 out of 5-6 but once they are in the tank they are typically safe.
I have had a dozen in a 75g with him for a year or more with no casualties.
I thought Chromis were the passive one's vs Damsels? And in an 8' tank should they not be able to escape any wrath of a dominant fish?

 

[ryant]

i would think that many, the aggression would be spread out and they wouldnt fight