Firefish problem

neil

neil

Member
Hello Folks,
About a month ago, i bought two firefish and a flame angel. All have done well healthwise, but the two firefish have started to fight. One of them has gained dominance over the other and the one that is losing is starting to look tattered. He's afraid to come out of the rocks now. This started right before I left for my trip(11 days ago), and now has gotten to the point that I think I should do something. As soon as the shy one comes out of the rocks the other one attacks it until it goes back in. He can't even get a bite to eat without being bothered. I bought them both on this site believing they like to be paired, I didn't want one to be lonely, so I thought I'd look out for him and buy him a mate as it said in the description. Anyone have any ideas what to do here?
Also, if I have to take him out, that leaves me with only three fish in my 90. A flame, a GSM clown, and a firefish. Any ideas on other fish for compatibility sake. I'm looking to stock my tank with reef safe and friendly fish. I hate to see these fish fighting.
appreciate the help.
Neil
 
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sebae0

Guest
you can either take it out and trade it in at a lfs or sometimes if you get another one he cant pick on one solely. your best bet would probably be to remove it, i tried 3 in my 180 and always keep ending up with one from jumping.
 
neil

neil

Member
LTS,
I just have the regular firefish. I can't get get the one out either. These have to be the fastest fish on the planet. The one that is being picked on, has now moved to the other end of the tank, I'm not sure if he's moved his home too? If he has, I may just have to let him be for awhile, I'm not going to stress out the other fish in the process. Feel sorry for him though, his tall dorsal fin is rather tattered, but I've been watching the other one for awhile, and he's leaving him alone while he's on the other side.
At this point, all I can do is monitor the situation. Like I said above, these are extremely fast fish, and I have 120lbs of live rock in my tank.
Neil
 
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