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A Blue-green Chromis

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Aquarium pet

Blue-green Chromis

Chromis viridis

Intermediate care level

Active marine damselfish often kept in groups.

Have this ready before you commit

  • Habitat setup

    Needs a purpose-built habitat with substrate, hides and furnishings prepared before arrival (habitat complexity 70/100).

  • Heating

    Needs an actively controlled temperature gradient maintained by dedicated equipment (environmental control demand 75/100).

  • Specialist vet

    Requires access to a veterinarian who treats this group before you acquire the animal (specialist vet dependency 75/100).

System requirements

Water type
Marine
Minimum system volume
120 L
Temperature
24–27 °C
Minimum group size
5 animals

The matcher treats system volume as a hard constraint: a species that needs more water than you can maintain is removed from your results rather than ranked lower.

What this animal needs from you

Scores are normalised 0–100 for comparison across very different animals. They are product-normalisation values with a stated confidence, revisable through expert review.

Your time and attention

Daily care/time commitment45/100confidence 60%
Human interaction need5/100confidence 60%
Enrichment/mental stimulation need30/100confidence 60%
Typical handling tolerance5/100confidence 60%

Space and environment

Space/enclosure need40/100confidence 60%
Habitat setup complexity70/100confidence 60%
Environmental control need75/100confidence 60%
Escape-proofing need20/100confidence 60%

Household impact

Noise/vocalization5/100confidence 60%
Typical cleaning/mess burden60/100confidence 60%
Typical odor burden with proper care5/100confidence 60%
Nocturnal/late activity20/100confidence 60%

Care complexity

Diet complexity50/100confidence 60%
Exotic/specialist vet dependency75/100confidence 60%
Difficulty arranging travel/care65/100confidence 60%
Likelihood of legal/import/CITES complexity45/100confidence 60%

Suitability

Beginner suitability with correct care50/100confidence 60%
Typical fit for calm supervised family households45/100confidence 60%
Need for same-species/compatible social group50/100confidence 60%
Long-term commitment35/100confidence 60%

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