Hi all,
I have always heard that chromis should be kept in od number groups. So yesterday I bought 5 very small chromis for my tank, sizes from 1/2" - 1".
I drip aclimated them for 2 hours with the light off. They were in the tank for 1 hour then I turned on my
actinics, 1 hour later, the daylight s went on. THe lights were on only for 3 hours.
Later in the afternoon, they all ate Ocean Nutrition Formula one flake very hardily.
This morning, one has dead.
The other 4 eat the same flake very hardily
Water params are this morning were
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
PH 8.0
temp 75
This is the first fish that I have lost ever 1 day after
acclimation.
The question is now, 3 of the chromis are shoaling nicely and 1 is hidding in the rock where the all "slept" when th elights went out.
Should I be concerend. Will they be ok with 2 pairs or should I get a 5th again. Once the lights go on, I will see how the fourth fish reacts. I can see him and he looks healthy.
Oh, the dead fish was a red spot on the rear body. He was the smallest of the 5 and was always getting seperated from the shoal, even though they would all go and try to find him. I am thinking stress and maybe a little bit more careful
acclimation with such a smalll fish would have been better. I don't know, I am pretty careful at the process.
Thanks
