krazekajin
Active Member
There is a thread going on right now about a dentist's office wanting schooling fish and it got me thinking. I did not want to hijack, so here is a different thread.
I am one of the those people who think that schooling fish are awesome. In the latest issue of "Coral" mag (the best I have found). The newest issue is dedicated to Damsels. They have some very interesting points that I would like to throw out to anybody and everybody.
1. Chromis' need hiding places. I did not realize this but most BG chromis hide the branches of acropora. One man was trying to catch his chromis and blocked the entrance to his chromis' hiding place. He said the chromis tried to get into its hiding spot, couldn't, turned black, and instantly died. They also stated that in order to catch chromis, many times one will have to take the whole coral because the chromis' will not come out of the acro.
2. Chromis' are midwater plankton feeders that are constantly eating. This was by far the most interesting point that I read. Those hobbiest who reported success in keeping schools of damsels and chromis feed often. They recommended an automatic feeder filled with dried cyclops that would dump a small amount of food every hour or so. the amount would be small enough that the fish were eating it and it was not just going to waste in a tank.
I am thinking that I am going to try a school of 6-8 in my 90g when I get it at tax timel. I am going to provide lots of hiding spots and also an auto feeder. I will post results as they come.
Meanwhile, I would like to see and hear other's experience on this. Not just that it can be done, but tell me how you tried it. How often did you feed them, did you have enough hiding places. Etc. etc.
Thanks for helping my unofficial research.
I am one of the those people who think that schooling fish are awesome. In the latest issue of "Coral" mag (the best I have found). The newest issue is dedicated to Damsels. They have some very interesting points that I would like to throw out to anybody and everybody.
1. Chromis' need hiding places. I did not realize this but most BG chromis hide the branches of acropora. One man was trying to catch his chromis and blocked the entrance to his chromis' hiding place. He said the chromis tried to get into its hiding spot, couldn't, turned black, and instantly died. They also stated that in order to catch chromis, many times one will have to take the whole coral because the chromis' will not come out of the acro.
2. Chromis' are midwater plankton feeders that are constantly eating. This was by far the most interesting point that I read. Those hobbiest who reported success in keeping schools of damsels and chromis feed often. They recommended an automatic feeder filled with dried cyclops that would dump a small amount of food every hour or so. the amount would be small enough that the fish were eating it and it was not just going to waste in a tank.
I am thinking that I am going to try a school of 6-8 in my 90g when I get it at tax timel. I am going to provide lots of hiding spots and also an auto feeder. I will post results as they come.
Meanwhile, I would like to see and hear other's experience on this. Not just that it can be done, but tell me how you tried it. How often did you feed them, did you have enough hiding places. Etc. etc.
Thanks for helping my unofficial research.
