irritating firefish!!!

[amd]

this stupid thing hasnt left the spot he went to more than 3-4 times since i got him, i klnew they were shy, but jeeze this thing is a bitch hermit*thumbsdow . what could be causing this or is it normal? what other fish are a easy care fish that i can put in my 12g that wont be a waste of money by hiding for a week straight?

 

[amd]

btw, his "place is in the deepest crevise of the rock, the hardest part to see,..... behind EVERYTHING

 

[FishGeek]

Well how long have you had him?? They will hide till they a comfortable with there surroundings. You could get another type of small Goby. Maybe a Clown Goby or Rainsford Goby, something small.

 

[amd]

hes in now for a week or 2, i like the blue striped gobys but not sure on how they are to other gobys, i have heard ytoo that adding another or 2 firefish tends to make them less shy and they will school. it this true?

 

[kevin4052002]

Hopefully you bought this fish after some research. This research would reveal that Firefish (Dartfish) are extremely shy.

 

[amd]

i did, no one said anything about hoodini though

 

[Zman16]

The only time I see mine is when its feeding time or when its very quiet.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

They are also more comfortable if there are other peaceful fish swimming about... a pair of firefish should also be more confident than just one.

 

[Zman16]

I agree with Capslock. You have to make them feel like there truly home...if that makes any sence.

 

[amd]

makes sence but i thoughtr they will fight with another unless a mated pair, how do i tell male from female?

 

[CAPSLOCK]

That's what I thought too, but a lot of people on here said they added firefish to tanks with established firefish and had no problems. I just added another today, and he doesn't care about the original one. This new one also acts like a completely different fish... he doesn't hide in the rock, and doesn't care how close to the tank you are or how fast you move. I don't know if maybe this one was tank raised or just braver... he isn't skittish at all.

 

[amd]

so u added one , it hid, added another , both are brave? this is what you mean right? or just one?

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Added another, it acts completely different from the first one. First one acts the same, second is brave... although the first one used to be more brave and a few months ago decided to go into complete hiding and is slowly starving himself. I am hoping the second firefish will coax him out so he can eat more.

When I had the first firefish, he hid the majority of the time and was very, very skittish when he was the only fish in the tank. When some more fish were added, he was out a whole lot more... I think they acted like dither fish so the firefish felt safer. I'm not sure why he went into hiding recently, he may just be getting old.

 

[amd]

kinda sad really

 

[KahluaZzZ]

mine took 2 weeks before he showed his face...was skinny and all...now he's still shy but swims out to eat and is out 60% of the time.

 

[FroggyFox]

They definitely do better when they have some other fish in the tank, whether thats another firefish or in my case I put a couple of pink skunk clowns in with him and the three of them were out and about in a matter of a day or two When I had the firefish alone pretty much the only time I saw him was during feeding times if everything was quiet...great eater though, huge appetite.