Clownfish, damselfish, and cardinalfish
Green Chromis
Chromis viridis
Photo: Citron · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- Lives in a groupof 5 or more
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium – high
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 5 (odd number, in a large aquarium)
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- Omnivorous (zooplankton; several feedings per day)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Iridescent blue-green; forms schools among the corals. Internal fighting will eventually reduce the group size if the aquarium is small.
