All About the Chalk Bass
- Oct 08, 2023
- Anshika Mishra
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This article will discuss everything you need to know about the Chalk Bass. It's a great beginner fish, is not overly aggressive towards your other fishes that you might add later, and tends to adapt quickly to the tank setting. Whether it is just living in there, not doing anything too crazy against your inverts, corals, and other fishes, or being quick to eat what you feed them.
The Chalk Bass
Price: $40
Tank Size: 30-gallon tank or more prominent. It is a good setup with plenty of rock with caves and overhanding for it to go during the night and explore the tank during the day.
In the reef, they stick close to the reef, looking for food and hiding into the reef to avoid predators.
Care level: Easy
Temperament: Semi-aggressive to almost peaceful. The only problem you might face is that as they get older, they can become a bit more dominant over your invert and other small fishes.
They are reef-safe and will not mess with any of your corals. So, don't worry about that. If anything, it'll make them feel like they are in the Caribbeans inside a reef tank.
Water Parameters
These fishes need primary after level with ample water changes. Ensure the nitrogen cycle stays in check, and you'll be just fine with this guy.
- Temperate: 72-78
- dKH: 8-12
- pH: 8.1-8.4
- Salinity: 1.020-1.025
Appearance
Maximum Size: They can grow up to three inches. So, they stay relatively small and won't outgrow a tank, causing you to upgrade in the future. Another food thing about the Chalk Bass is they are Hermaphrodites, which is another reason why they've had such good luck with breeding them in the tank setting.
The colours on the fishes are white bellies with neon blue stripes going up and down them with black and pink accents altering those stripes. They look great under some reefs and some LED lights.
Diet
The Chalk Bass is a carnivore fish. They'll need a meaty diet, including mice, brine, and even Bloodworms. You can also feed them pellets and flakes.
However, don't overfeed them because these fishes will eat them to death. Keep the powerheads on when feeding to push the food in all directions so everyone can eat.
Schooling Fish
They are from the Caribbeans, which makes them schooling fish. They also do that in the tank, but make sure you add them simultaneously because we usually see aggression-adding them separately. So, if you have one now, then a couple of months or a year, don't line you added another; they'll be too territorial for the new Chalk Bass.
Adding multiple Chalk Bass together also helps them be less shy as they'll stay in a pack moving around the tank. Adding them with peaceful and semi-aggressive reef fish will leave them happy.
Chalk Bass are known to change colours depending on their tank or environment that they're placed in. What you see in the store or online might not end up in your tank. This will allow them to camouflage themselves to the surrounding area so they can dart away quickly from predators.
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