Chocolate Dip Chromis - Medium

The Chocolate Dip Chromis gets its name from its appearance. The brown anterior and white rear gives the appearance that it has been dipped in chocolate. The rear of its body actually fades from pale yellow to white, before reaching its darker tail. The dorsal and anal fins have a blue trim around the edge and match the colour of the part of the body they are attached to.

This species has been reported to pair up before mating. After spawning, the eggs will stick to an area of the substrate that the male has cleared. The male fertilizes the eggs and will guard and aerate them until hatching.

The Chocolate Dip Chromis can be found along the East African coast, across the Indian Ocean, and in the Red Sea. Their preferred habitat is on reefs with slow water movement or lagoons. Usually between depths of 3 and 30 metres.

Tank Recommendations for Chocolate Dip Chromis

Chocolate Dip Chromis should be housed in a tank that's at least 79 gallons (299 litres).

This species can stay in a reef or fish only aquarium. A suitable tank should have some live rock with plenty of crevices and hiding places.

They will spend the majority of their time in the upper area of the tank and need large open areas for swimming.

Suitable Tank Buddies

The Chocolate Dip Chromis is semi-aggressive. Peaceful tank buddies are the most suitable companions. It may show aggression to similar species.

They are happiest when co-habiting as a mated pair or as a shoal with one male and a group of five or more females.

Usually Compatible

Suitable companions include Angelfish, Anthias, Basslets, Cardinalfish, Clownfish, Dragonets, Gobies, Pufferfish, and Tangs.

Sometime Compatible

Conspecifics may show aggression in shoals once they are sexually mature. Batfish, Damselfish, Grunts/Sweetlips, Hogfish, Squirrelfish, Triggerfish, and large Wrasses need monitoring.

Rarely Compatible

Avoid Anglerfish/Frogfish, Eels, Groupers, Lionfish/Scorpionfish, Sharks and Rays. Seahorses and Pipefish are too delicate to co-habit with Chromis.

Feeding Your Chocolate Dip Chromis

Chocolate Dip Chromis are omnivores. They need a varied diet which includes microalgae such as spirulina. Zooplankton and crustaceans such as mysis, artemia, and krill. Feed them several times per day. This can be reduced when it can find natural food in the tank.