I'm thinking of getting rid of my Green Chromis

[kayak385]

My 75 gallon tank + sump has 2 perc clowns, a sixline wrasse, LMB and 4 green chromis.
I want to take these little guys out and replace them with something else that is peaceful...
Anyone have a suggestion on:
First... how to get the chromis out without freaking the other fish out and removing all my rockwork?
Second... what fish to place in there after I have room?
Thank You All!

 

[keith burn]

What about a Diamond Goby, Firefish Goby.

 

[trigger11]

When I first started my tank I had to take out two very aggressive damsels. In order to do so I had to remove just about every rock to get them out. If I had to do something like that over again I would try something like this. That is sold on this website.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=6
I dont know how successful they are, maybe someone who has tried one can chime in.
Best of luck.

 

[renogaw]

your chromis aren't peaceful, or you just don't like them?
best way is a small fly fish hook and very thin line. get rid of the barb so you don't hurt the fish though.

 

[spanko]

If (when?) you do get them out look at:
Blue or Yello assessor
Any of the flasher wrasses.

 

[darthgoby]

I just removed my chromis myself. One of them was pretty agressive and tended to pick on the other fish.
I tried the trap and a bunch of other methods. I ended up taking out each piece of live rock, putting it in a bucket of water, and continually trying to trap the chromis. I was able to get them out when I had aobut 3/4 of the rock out.

 

[cocoboy821]

i had to get two damsels out, and we found a clear box with a "swinging door" was the easiest way. sorta. we put it in once & our yt found it and alerted everyone. the second time the damsels accidently went it & were caught

 

[sleasia]

I thought chromis were peaceful????my blue greens and yellow chromis seem to be....Well, the only way I have been able to remove fish from the tank takes a bit of time. I remove or move over some of the rock at one end of the aquarium. I put an acrylic sheet in the tank roughly the size of a cross section of the tank. I use this acrylic sheet much like a door, open it, entice the fish over to that end of the aquarium with food, then close the door and trap them into one end of the aquarium, then I move the sheet toward the end of the aquarium, slowly decreasing the space the fish are trapped in so that it then becomes easier to catch them in a net or plastic container.....takes about 20 minutes or so usually....

 

[crt81]

Try a midas blenny. Very personable and has really no aggression issues. I have one in my 12 gallon and it loves it and it's with 2 other fish. Loves it when you visit the tank or the room the tank is in and they love to eat!