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03-12-2007, 09:55 PM
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firefish
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
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03-12-2007, 10:04 PM
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The Bitter Mod
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They are rather timid. Some members might actually call them girly.
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03-12-2007, 10:12 PM
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some hide, some dont, but what you are seeing is probably gitters. he will probably get more comfortable and come out more and more.
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03-12-2007, 10:15 PM
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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.
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03-12-2007, 10:33 PM
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Ghost of reefers past
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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
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03-12-2007, 10:36 PM
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Clowns Galore!
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There is a huge Firefish thread that you may want to check out over in Margaritaville.
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03-12-2007, 10:44 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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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
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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.
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03-12-2007, 10:48 PM
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Shark
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i have one...she did hide for a bit...now she comes out all the day
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03-13-2007, 08:41 AM
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Shark
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Quote:
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.
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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
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03-13-2007, 04:14 PM
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College Reefer= Broke
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i didn't know you could even house more than 1 a tank
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03-13-2007, 04:15 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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If you have a pair you can,.. from what I've read they will either get along or fight,.. 50/50 chance or so.
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03-13-2007, 04:19 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
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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.
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03-13-2007, 04:20 PM
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Clowns Galore!
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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.
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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.
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03-13-2007, 06:13 PM
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ok well i was trying to figure out which are people prefer and why
-firefish
- purple firefish
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03-13-2007, 06:16 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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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.
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