Advice on SMALL YELLOW SCHOOLING fish

[vetteguy53081]

Those are a damsel and turn brown.

youre correct - wrong pic

Black and gold chromis:

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

youre correct - wrong pic

Black and gold chromis:

OMG! That's the SAME FISH!

Neoglyphidodon nigroris, aka
the Black and Gold Chromis, is also commonly known as Behn's Damselfish

 

[vetteguy53081]

OMG! That's the SAME FISH!

Neoglyphidodon nigroris, aka
the Black and Gold Chromis, is also commonly known as Behn's Damselfish

So then which is which? Gotta love this hobby

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

So then which is which? Gotta love this hobby

Either way, as @Tamberav said, it turns brown...

And, sounds like damsel behavior to me..."These fish enjoy having their own territory and can be very aggressive towards most approaching fishes."

 

[vetteguy53081]

Either way, as @Tamberav said, it turns brown...

Reminds me of my Chevron tang. Paid $400 for this

To become this ?

 

[Tamberav]

Reminds me of my Chevron tang. Paid $400 for this

To become this ?

idk... it looks pretty good as an adult too. Just a tiny pic

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Not pure yellow, but a school of Chromis vanderbilti (blue spots) or Chromis retrofasciata (black bars) look pretty gorgeous swimming together. Going to add a group of vanderbilti to one of the tanks I'm building.

Pics off google:

 

[Tamberav]

Since you didn't mention SPS, how about 20+ of these guys? Not schooling but totally adorbs!

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

What other fish do you have? Take it its a mixed reef with inverts?
I'm gonna 2nd the pyramid butterfly fish or the yellow tangs 3 in a 180g would be ok imo.
I also like golden damsels. Talbot damsels.
Cardinals with yellow in them is another option. I'd add 7-9 of these.
Hths
D

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Orange line cardinals (Apogon cyanosoma) also look pretty good, not perfect yellow, but they stay together in a group pretty well, and look gorgeous. I had 3 in my old 110 gallon and would keep them again if I could find them for sale.

 

[vetteguy53081]

idk... it looks pretty good as an adult too. Just a tiny pic

I know they transition but happened so fast. I wanted those juvi colors for a bit longer

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I know they transition but happened so fast. I wanted those juvi colors for a bit longer

@Tamberav , I don't think he understands, lol

 

[vetteguy53081]

@Tamberav , I don't think he understands, lol

I fully understand. You don’t.
The juvenile colors is what sells the fish. It literally switched in under 3 months
Problem is we don’t know age of fish upon purchase

 

[Tamberav]

people pay a lot for black tangs and they don’t have the cool stripes. Chevron adult looks way better.

I think your fish is still worth what you paid!

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I fully understand. You don’t.
The juvenile colors is what sells the fish. It literally switched in under 3 months
Problem is we don’t know age of fish upon purchase

Oh, bless your heart. I do understand. I was making a joke. You're the one recommending damsels that will turn brown to someone asking for recommendations on schooling yellow fish.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

+1 if you can't afford the 3 or more yellow tangs these days. U can do foxfaces. They are just a rabbit fish.
Little cheaper on the wallet.
Hth u
D

 

[damsels are not mean]

Chromis acares?

They are very small too, max 2 inches.

 

[TheWB]

youre correct - wrong pic

Black and gold chromis:

I had 5 of these that were purchased looking like this picture. They are small and cool looking. 6 months later they were dull brown large holy terrors. Run in the opposite direction. Do not buy this fish.

 

[damsels are not mean]

I had 5 of these that were purchased looking like this picture. They are small and cool looking. 6 months later they were dull brown large holy terrors. Run in the opposite direction. Do not buy this fish.

Yeah I believe most if not all damsels in the neoglyphidon genus do that. Big, mean, and usually a dull color like black or brown.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Well, they’re not entirely yellow (the head is a yellow-gold, and the body a rosy pinkish color), they’re terrible for shipping and acclimating, and they’d likely have to be special ordered from a company that hand collects specimens, but my nomination is the golden sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti). If you get them acclimated, they’re supposedly pretty hardy, they definitely school, and they really make a statement in an aquarium.

Alternatively, you could do the ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus). They’re nocturnal and more of a coppery color than vibrant yellow, but they’re cool little fish, and I’ve heard that they should school/shoal pretty well (full disclosure: I have no idea how they’d do long term in a group - they might eventually kill each other like a lot of other cardinals do, or they might be fine).

Otherwise, the other suggestions given earlier of things like yellow tangs and foxface rabbitfish are probably your best bet if you’re set on the schooling and not just movement in various areas of the tank. There’s my two cents for you.