Obsessed with FIREFISH

tangsrule27

tangsrule27

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I am obsessed!!! I love them so much! Ok yesterday i picked up 2 regular firefish(not the purple) and by the next day i am addicted to them. They are such a KEWL fish and they are actually much prettier in my tank than i thought they would be. They add a little pizazz to my tank! Plus i think i got a male/female pair because one of the firefishes top fin id a lot longer than the oher ones. DOes that mean they are a pair?? They like to kepp close to each other. And last night one of them snuggled against the rock and the other came up next to him and laid on top of him. It was SWEET! If they are a pair is there any chance of them spawning in my tank? Has anyone elses ever spawned in a tank before. Oh and one last thing i THOUGHT damsels were supposed to be territorial and firefish were supposed to be shy. Well when my firefish got close to my damsels hole my damsel shot out and did that tail thing to him but Mr. Fish didn't take any beef from him. He put my damsel in pecking order after the first day of being there!!! It was hilarious. Sorry for such a long post but i love these firefish. Anyone else as obsessed with this beautiful fish as i am? ~RYAN~
 
kdlbem

kdlbem

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I have 3 in my QT tank(2 more weeks :D ) Can't wait to see them in the main tank. They are cool to watch.
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fishymissy

fishymissy

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It sounds like you have a pair which is nice! :D
Alot of the time, if they are both male or female, they have a tendancy to fight (although there are exceptions!). The size of the dorsal fin is not a clue to their --- though, as firefish are not sexually dimorphic. You were just lucky!!!
I honestly don't know if anyone has had them spawn in their tanks. Maybe you will be lucky again! ;)
 
von_rahvin

von_rahvin

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becareful they like to jump alot!!! i had one jump across my tank one time. i still have 2 they are great. they live in the same rock and sleep with their heads poking out of it. i am going to get a purple one soon!
 
karlas

karlas

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firefish are great fish and a good beginner fish also very hardy. what size tank do you have? becareful adding more ff to your tank if it is smaller. especially if you got lucky and got a pair. they do best singulary or in mated pairs, or in large groups of 6 or more. anything in between there is a good chance they will kill each other and you would end up with 1 or 2 anyway. with 6 or more there is enough to spread out the aggression with out killing each other. they are a very docile fish but can be very aggressive twds their own species. some people have luck mixing purple with reds but most end up loosing one or the other.i do have a pair that were nesting and did find a baby ff but wasnt able to catch him to save him. it only happened once maby it will happen again. i dont think there have been any tank raised ff but it would be cool to give it a try.
 
flameangel

flameangel

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Always good to see another firefish fan! I'm glad your damsel seems to be getting along with yours. The very first firefish I had was killed by a blue damsel that I referred to as the blue bas****! I finally had to catch him and give him to a friend. I now have a mated pair of firefish that I absolutely love. They cause no trouble and have gotten along with every fish I've had. I'm in my 3-4th week post ick epidemic. They were the only two who survived...they actually weren't even remotely affected by what I could tell. Very hardy little boogers. Luckily mine aren't interested in jumping. They do have personality but are easily scared by noises, movements, etc. I hope you enjoy your fish as much as I have mine!
By the way, does this mean you're going to change your name to FirefishRule??? :D
 
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