Several Pseudochromidae?
 

I am leaning towards keeping several Pseudochromidae in my tank. The hardy
and semi-aggressive descriptions of them seem to suggest a
slightly-less-poorer-man`s damsel. They seem to be durable,colorful little
fish that I WON`T ultimately want to extricate from the aquarium.

Here`s the rub---due to territorial issues, most places suggest to add all
of them at the same time.

Should they be separated , like Bettas , in a quarantine tank?

In general, if I get fish advertised as tank-raised, does this significantly
reduce the need to quarantine?

thanks again

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

StringerBell wrote:

In general, if I get fish advertised as tank-raised, does this significantly
reduce the need to quarantine?

IMO, yes. Tank-raised fish will not be carrying parasites.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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StringerBell wrote:

In general, if I get fish advertised as tank-raised, does this
significantly
reduce the need to quarantine?

IMO, yes. Tank-raised fish will not be carrying parasites.

Great-----my plan of attack has just become more defined.

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

I've always had problems with Pseudochomies when I had more then one. I
always found a floater.. I'm down to just one. I went back to my LFS where I
was informed, they dont always get along with each other...
"StringerBell" wrote in message
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"George Patterson" wrote in message
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StringerBell wrote:

In general, if I get fish advertised as tank-raised, does this
significantly
reduce the need to quarantine?

IMO, yes. Tank-raised fish will not be carrying parasites.

Great-----my plan of attack has just become more defined.

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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I've always had problems with Pseudochomies when I had more then one. I
always found a floater

Really? How big is your tank? What types of Pseudochomies have you had
together?

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

I have a 75 gal and all were Purple.. they did not work and play well
together..I bought 3 of them and I'm down to one..

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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I have a 75 gal and all were Purple.. they did not work and play well
together..I bought 3 of them and I'm down to one..

I have a 65. I was thinking of trying 3 different types of Pseudochromis.
Their are a few really cool ones. A few tank-raised ones are available,which
is attractive to me.
I found a bunch of nice ones at good prices here. Some of them seem a
little mellower than others. The Neon one looks amazing---but it sounds like
they are pretty nasty.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=38

whoops..........
 

The site I mentioned is not so cheap. I guess I must have somehow viewed an
older page of theirs on the internet. All the Pseudochromis were
$28.00----but now the site says $45 :(

the cheapest Purple Fridmani I can find now is $32 at Marine Depot.

http://marinedepotlive.stores.yahoo....dottyback.html

whoops..........
 

StringerBell wrote:
The site I mentioned is not so cheap. I guess I must have somehow viewed an
older page of theirs on the internet. All the Pseudochromis were
$28.00----but now the site says $45 :(

Well, that's another good argument for buying just one. :-)
The Pseudochromis porphyreus is still only $13, but it's not tank raised.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

whoops..........
 

StringerBell wrote:

the cheapest Purple Fridmani I can find now is $32 at Marine Depot.

Try http://tinylink.com/?KYS6AcuPMr

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

whoops..........
 

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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StringerBell wrote:

the cheapest Purple Fridmani I can find now is $32 at Marine Depot.

Try http://tinylink.com/?KYS6AcuPMr


Cool, that`s more like it. Thanks again.

BTW Rock is due to arrive tomorrow. And away we go...............

whoops..........
 

"All the Pseudochromis were
$28.00----but now the site says $45 :(

Well, that's another good argument for buying just one. :-)
The Pseudochromis porphyreus is still only $13, but it's not tank raised.

George Patterson


I was thinking in terms of 1 Splendid, 1 Purple Fridmani, 1 Springeri.

Does that pose the same problem as 3 Fridmani?

The neons seem like they are too nasty to take a chance on.

whoops..........
 

StringerBell wrote:
"All the Pseudochromis were
$28.00----but now the site says $45 :(

Well, that's another good argument for buying just one. :-)
The Pseudochromis porphyreus is still only $13, but it's not tank raised.

George Patterson


I was thinking in terms of 1 Splendid, 1 Purple Fridmani, 1 Springeri.

Does that pose the same problem as 3 Fridmani?

The neons seem like they are too nasty to take a chance on.

From everything I've read pseudochromis will attack ANY fish that has a
shape similar to theirs whether it is another pseudochromis, royal
gramma, goby or blenny. The pseudochromis porphyreus I had dug out a
cave under some live rock and chased anything - snail, crab or
clownfish - away form the opening. It was fun to watch him spit
mouthfulls of sand outside his cave hence his name Bob the Builder. He
buried one of my large feather dusters so often the worn left its tube
nver to be seen again.

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

Nope don't do it. They fight each other to the death, even
if they are different kinds.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



StringerBell wrote on 9/13/2006 11:03 PM:
"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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I have a 75 gal and all were Purple.. they did not work and play well
together..I bought 3 of them and I'm down to one..

I have a 65. I was thinking of trying 3 different types of Pseudochromis.
Their are a few really cool ones. A few tank-raised ones are available,which
is attractive to me.
I found a bunch of nice ones at good prices here. Some of them seem a
little mellower than others. The Neon one looks amazing---but it sounds like
they are pretty nasty.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=38

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Nope don't do it. They fight each other to the death, even if they are
different kinds.

How 'bout blue chromis, green chromis, or red firefish? I've seen reports that
these school well.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

Yep they good :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



George Patterson wrote on 9/15/2006 4:12 PM:
Wayne Sallee wrote:
Nope don't do it. They fight each other to the death, even if they are
different kinds.

How 'bout blue chromis, green chromis, or red firefish? I've seen
reports that these school well.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

Wayne Sallee wrote:
Yep they good :-)

Excellent! Is the "red firefish" the same thing as a Firefish goby
(nemateleotris magnifica)? If not, what's the scientific name?

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

There's the red fire fish, and the purple fire fish, and
then there's the african red fire fish (biger).

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets




George Patterson wrote on 9/15/2006 5:05 PM:
Wayne Sallee wrote:
Yep they good :-)

Excellent! Is the "red firefish" the same thing as a Firefish goby
(nemateleotris magnifica)? If not, what's the scientific name?

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

Hey George,

I have two blue-green chromis in my tank and they are buds. One has turned
out to be the more dominant but nothing has ever happened. I bought three
originally but the 3rd was weak when I bought him, and sure enough he died 4
days later. Blue green do very well in schools. Three or more is
suggested.

Bryan
www.geocities.com/bryg30

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Wayne Sallee wrote:
Nope don't do it. They fight each other to the death, even if they are
different kinds.

How 'bout blue chromis, green chromis, or red firefish? I've seen reports
that these school well.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

I was thinking of Cardinals as school fish. How about 2 Bangais and 3 Orange
Stripes for a 65 gallon?

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

I have seen my local pet store, whom I trust, keep a few Bangai together for
quite a while. They look great under actinics too. :)

Bryan

"StringerBell" wrote in message
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I was thinking of Cardinals as school fish. How about 2 Bangais and 3
Orange Stripes for a 65 gallon?

Several Pseudochromidae?
 

George Patterson wrote on Fri, 15 Sep 2006:
Excellent! Is the "red firefish" the same thing as a Firefish goby
(nemateleotris magnifica)? If not, what's the scientific name?

Yes:
http://reef.geddis.org/a/Firefish%20Goby/
These things school great in groups.

Main disadvantage: in a large reef tank, then spend a majority of the time
hiding out of sight in the rocks.

Ocellaris clowns are the best schooling fish I've found that love to hang out
in the open water if they have nothing else to do. (Even better if you
DON'T have anemones or other flesh corals for them to host in; if they have a
host, they'll of course spend all their time in the host. But without a host,
they just swim around in the open water 24/7.)

-- Don
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