Firefish are hiding a lot and one I have never seen

[gregbva]

I bought 2 Firefish and they hide a lot. One fish I have never seen, any suggestions.
I have 55 lbs of live rock in a 29 gallon tank.
Thanks,
Greg

 

[peasly1]

how long has the tank been set up? what else is in there... what are your water readings..amon..ph..nitrite.. nitrate..phosphate and salinity, this might help figure out if there is a problem.. new fish tend to hide at first until they feel safe

 

[fred the fish guy]

also unless you know for a fact that they are a pair,(which is hard to tell),I wouldnt recamend buying 2. you should usually just buy 1 or atleast 3 to develop a small school of them skipping the problems of having the 2 fighting. Aswell as the more of them you have the easier it will to be for them to adjust to your tank having others around since they are schooling fish. Also that is true about firefish being shy which they are very shy usually at first but will eventually learn to stay out more. Might i also add that they are jumpers as well. Sorry to say that I have had one jump out on me so be sure to check around your tank if not fully covered. Also a suggestion is to check in the overflow if you have one because 9 times out of 10 when one goes missing I always find it in the overflow. Be sure to tell us if you see it. I just sure hope you dont find it on the floor.

 

[clownman]

one may be hiding or got eating by somethig in the liverock. You didn't mention what else do you have in the tank? Do you by any chance have a Clown Trigger

 

[gregbva]

I found out by reading that Firefish and hermit crabs do not mix. Firefish will hide over night and will not come out and will be eaten up by the crabs. I did see the crabs eating the fish yesterday. I have 13 hermit crabs in the tank with a true clown fish.