firefish

zero186 · 03-12-2007, 08:55 PM

i own a fire fish (shown below) and well he seems to hide like all the time unless i am feeding then he just pushed through every one to eat.

the only other fish i have is a yellow whatman goby which those to had some problems the first day but i havent seen any thing since and 2 false clowns. which are just playful little guys
now i have had him or over a week and a half and well could this just be new release gitters still

theplatypus · 03-12-2007, 09:04 PM

They are rather timid. Some members might actually call them girly.

leveldrummer · 03-12-2007, 09:12 PM

some hide, some dont, but what you are seeing is probably gitters. he will probably get more comfortable and come out more and more.

Reef-Keeper · 03-12-2007, 09:15 PM

i love these fish !! they are quite timid for the first few weeks, butover time they will come out more and more. i have 3 and they are always together, wether they are hiding out or cruising the reef.

Doug1 · 03-12-2007, 09:33 PM

They can be a bit timid at first, definately not super macho, but comfortable in their own fishness once they get comfy in their surroundings

ScruffyRubicon · 03-12-2007, 09:36 PM

There is a huge Firefish thread that you may want to check out over in Margaritaville.

Wiskey · 03-12-2007, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug1

They can be a bit timid at first, definately not super macho, but comfortable in their own fishness once they get comfy in their surroundings

I got to give you props on that Doug,.. "Confortable in their own fishness",..

I have 2 in my 15 and they won't even hide from the mag cleaner.

Whiskey

Sara7814 · 03-12-2007, 09:48 PM

i have one...she did hide for a bit...now she comes out all the day

partobe · 03-13-2007, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Reef-Keeper

i love these fish !! they are quite timid for the first few weeks, butover time they will come out more and more. i have 3 and they are always together, wether they are hiding out or cruising the reef.

I agree I have two and for the first month they were no where to be found then they satrted showing up a little more each day. Give him a little time he will be out and showing off in not ime

zero186 · 03-13-2007, 03:14 PM

i didn't know you could even house more than 1 a tank

Wiskey · 03-13-2007, 03:15 PM

If you have a pair you can,.. from what I've read they will either get along or fight,.. 50/50 chance or so.

Whiskey

maveri9720 · 03-13-2007, 03:19 PM

I've read up alot on it too and it seems odd numbers work better. A friend of mine has 3 together and they get along great.

I had 2 in a QT and one harassed the other non-stop.

I moved the harassee to the main tank and the other one died in the QT.

I will be adding 2 more here shortly.

I believe tank size plays a big part too. My friend has a 240 and I have a 120. Smaller tanks lead to more aggression, from what I have read, than larger ones. My QT is a 29.

ScruffyRubicon · 03-13-2007, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Wiskey

If you have a pair you can,.. from what I've read they will either get along or fight,.. 50/50 chance or so.

Whiskey

When I bought mine I got two. They hid for about a week. Then one killed the other one. They don't even hide now when I am working in the tank.

zero186 · 03-13-2007, 05:13 PM

ok well i was trying to figure out which are people prefer and why

-firefish
-purple firefish

Wiskey · 03-13-2007, 05:16 PM

The purple firefish is very cool,.. but known to be a little more agressive,.. if you are to only have one, I would probably go purple,.. I went red because I found 2 that were always in the open and always together at the LFS so I figured they would make a good pair in my tank.

Whiskey