Blue Green Reef Chromis "Chromis viridis" Moorish Idol The body is moderately compressed

The body is moderately compressed and elongated with a continuous dorsal fin and a fan shaped caudal fin

Males are territorial with one another however and can also be quite hard on the females when they want to breed

while the iridescent eyes are outlined by a caramel-gold ring

While in the gray phase

most wrasses will also graze on microinverts in the aquarium (copepods

Blue Green Reef Chromis "Chromis viridis" Moorish Idol The body is moderately compressedThe Blue Green Reef Chromis is easy to care for, beautiful, and peaceful. In fact, Chromis viridis is one of the preferred marine reef fish amongst aquarists, regardless of their experience level. This member of the Pomacentridae family is most recognizable by its gorgeous light blue dorsal side that slowly fades into a majestic pale green belly. The Blue Green Reef Chromis is desirable not only for its beauty, but also for its peaceful demeanor