Chromides

[RadleyMiller]

Does anyone keep chromides? I have a green chromide in my 75 that I got for free because he got his caudal fin ripped up in shipment. He is in brackish condition and eats crickets, waxworms, brine shrimp, bloodworms, krill, and Hikari Gold Cichlid pellets. Is there anything else I should know about him?

Here he is!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v232/tbone820/DSCF0017.jpg
Sorry for the quality. He is really nice looking!

[Oddball]

Here's some info to give you something to google with:

[DeLgAdO]

intersting how they are the only cichlid native to asia

[Jesse]

I'm a big fan of all three species of Etroplus, but don't currently have any. I used to have a pair of green chromides in a brackish tank at 1.009 SG. They actually laid eggs for me once, but tankmates ate all of them.

[RadleyMiller]

thanks everyone, like oddballs post said. They can be aggressive. Mine isn't that bad. One time he tried to mess with my datnoid and the dat put him in his place :ROFL: How big were yours I can't find a definite max size.

[Oddball]

I have one of the smaller species that are much more peaceful towards each other and to tankmates. Unfortunately, they're seldom offered for sale and can be expensive. They're called Etroplus canarensis:

[Jesse]

thanks everyone, like oddballs post said. They can be aggressive. Mine isn't that bad. One time he tried to mess with my datnoid and the dat put him in his place :ROFL: How big were yours I can't find a definite max size.
Mine were in the 8-10 inch range. Max size for E. suratensis depends on environment. Those that are found in FW environments are usually much smaller than the BW and SW ones--I read that before, but I can't remember where. 40 cm or 16 inches is what's listed in fishbase.org for E. suratensis.

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=4681&genusname=Etroplus&speciesname=suratensis

Phil, nice E. canarensis. I'm still looking for some.

[RadleyMiller]

I have one of the smaller species that are much more peaceful towards each other and to tankmates. Unfortunately, they're seldom offered for sale and can be expensive. They're called Etroplus canarensis:

I got mine for free. He came into the LFS store in their saltwater shipment with a messed up caudal fin. I even offered to buy him but they said I could have him.

Mine were in the 8-10 inch range. Max size for E. suratensis depends on environment. Those that are found in FW environments are usually much smaller than the BW and SW ones--I read that before, but I can't remember where. 40 cm or 16 inches is what's listed in fishbase.org for E. suratensis.

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=4681&genusname=Etroplus&speciesname=suratensis

Phil, nice E. canarensis. I'm still looking for some.

I haven't seen any since. Today is fish day, I should probably go and check.

[Jesse]

Radley, the genus Etroplus has two readily available species (E. suratensis/green chromide and E. maculatus/orange chromide) and one very rare species (E. canarensis). The first two species are usually quite inexpensive. E. canarensis is usually quite expensive.

[RadleyMiller]

Radley, the genus Etroplus has two readily available species (E. suratensis/green chromide and E. maculatus/orange chromide) and one very rare species (E. canarensis). The first two species are usually quite inexpensive. E. canarensis is usually quite expensive.

Yea, I'm not sure which one I have. All of these pictures show fish with bars. My chromide doesnt have bars.

Thanks,
Icthyophile

[Jesse]

Yours are orange chromides, Etroplus maculatus. They max out at only 3 inches. Where they occur w/ green chromides, they are known to have at semi-symbiotic relationship, with the smaller orange chromides cleaning parasites off of the larger green chromides. Here's the fishbase info for them:

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=8703&genusname=Etroplus&speciesname=maculatus

[RadleyMiller]

Yours are orange chromides, Etroplus maculatus. They max out at only 3 inches. Where they occur w/ green chromides, they are known to have at semi-symbiotic relationship, with the smaller orange chromides cleaning parasites off of the larger green chromides. Here's the fishbase info for them:

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=8703&genusname=Etroplus&speciesname=maculatus

thanks again. darn, only 3 inches. oh well, he's still got an attitude haha

[Darthsniper]

U haVE enough good feedback here. I just wanted to compliment you on giving your fish a very well balanced diet. Way to go:clap

[RadleyMiller]

U haVE enough good feedback here. I just wanted to compliment you on giving your fish a very well balanced diet. Way to go:clap

Thanks Darthsniper,

I feel that everything should be balanced, including my fish's diets and my own!