Blue-green Chromis
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Blue-green Chromis
Green Chromis ~ Blue Green Damselfish
Family: Pomacentridae
Chromis viridisPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy David BroughLatest Reader Comment - See More
very hardy. easy to take care. Calvin
The Blue-green Chromis or Green Chromis is one damselfish that is peaceful, even as an adult, and can be kept with many other community species.
The Blue-green Chromis or Green Chromis is considered an excellent choice for the marine aquarium, and are almost always available from a marine fish supplier. They are a wonderful schooling fish, and in the wild are found in large shoals. You will notice that the Blue-green Chromis or Green Chromis has slight color variations from a pale green to a light blue. The mature male in a nesting mood will be yellow.
For more Information on keeping this fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Marine Aquarium
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Habitat: Natural geographic location: Blue-green Chromis or Green Chromis are found throughout the Indo-West Pacific from eastern Afraca and the Red Sea to the islands of Oceania (not Hawaiian Islands). Found at depths up to 12 meters, it inhabits inshore and lagoon reefs, associated with branching corals, especially Acropora.
Status: These fish are not listed on the IUCN Red List.
Maintenance difficulty: The Blue-green Chromis or Green Chromis is among the easiest of all marine fish to keep.
Maintenance: This fish will readily eat all kinds of live, frozen, and flake foods and algae. Finely chopped meaty foods (like brine shrimp) can be fed regularly. It is best to feed small amounts several times a day. In a reef situation they don't really need to be fed very often at all.
Foods: All kinds. See "maintenance" above.
Social Behaviors: This damselfish is the exception to the rule for damsels. It is peaceful even into adulthood and can be kept together with most any other fish.
Sex: Sexual differences: A mature nesting male will be yellow.
Light: Recommended light levels: No special requirements.
Breeding/Reproduction: Some of the damselfish have been bred in captivity. See general breeding techniques under Clownfish on the marine breeding page.
Temperature: No special requirements.
Length/Diameter of fish: Blue-green Chromis or Green Chromis adults can grow to 7.0 cm ( 2.8 inches).
Minimum Tank Length/Size: A minimum 15 gallon aquarium is recommended if this is the only fish to be kept in it.
Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong No special requirements. 
Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom Swims at all levels of the aquarium.
Availability: This fish is readily available.
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