where did my firefish go???please help find my 1st lil guy

gea0119 · 06/15/2008, 03:08 AM

Dude he was surfing the front of my yank by the kroalia when i put him intonite.No he has disappeared.Where do these guys hang out at?Is he hiding behind the rocks or the sand?My cardnal banggai is hiding in the back behind the rock.I guess they are shy.Im not sure if he was captive raised but I hope so.I know to ask questions now.I only have the 2 fish.

gea0119 · 06/15/2008, 03:23 AM

Dude he popped back up.I saw him disappear without a trace again into the rocks way in the back of my tank.Is that where he likes to hang out?Does he pair up with a pistol shrimp since he is a goby?I'm guessing no???

goldenfamaliy · 06/15/2008, 04:01 AM

No the Firefish will not pair up with the goby, you also have to be careful, that the firefish will not jump out of the tank when it gets stressed. I just bought a pair last night to help my royal gramma feel a bit safer and come out more and it work like a charm.

snorvich · 06/15/2008, 04:04 AM

Yes, they do jump. Also, they get stressed by fish and hide until they starve to death. Be sure there is no other fish that will bother them.

otrlynn · 06/15/2008, 07:13 AM

I'll just add that mine hid a lot in its favorite little cave under some rock for much of the time the first few weeks I had him. I don't think he was being harassed, just shy. I did make it a point to put some "meaty" food at the mouth of his cave when he was in hiding. He had me worried for awhile. He's now out "surfing" the Koralias much of the time. Give him time.

gea0119 · 06/15/2008, 07:40 AM

so whats the relationship between them and the royal gramma?

goldenfamaliy · 06/15/2008, 10:03 AM

There is none at all. Some fish are very shy and skittish, and my royal gramma was both. The only time I seen him was at feeding time and only his head would poke out of the shell that he staked out. So I use the firefish, because they like to swim out in the open alot and they just look pretty. The gramma sees them swimming around in the open, and thinks hey it might be safe out there. And it worked. Now the only time it is in the shell is at night. And they all get along as long as the firefish stay away from the shell. Have a total of 4 fish in a 75 gal sofar and I think only 1 or two more.

Pink and blue spot goby
royal gramma
two firefish
large colony of zoas
and a bunch of live rock.

DrBegalke · 06/15/2008, 12:24 PM

Firefish can act as dither fish for more timid species.

goldenfamaliy · 06/15/2008, 12:59 PM

Thanks DrBegalke, I could not remember what the term was!!!

06/15/2008, 03:08 AM	#1
gea0119 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.F.V.-LOS ANGELES,CA. Posts: 403	where did my firefish go???please help find my 1st lil guy Dude he was surfing the front of my yank by the kroalia when i put him intonite.No he has disappeared.Where do these guys hang out at?Is he hiding behind the rocks or the sand?My cardnal banggai is hiding in the back behind the rock.I guess they are shy.Im not sure if he was captive raised but I hope so.I know to ask questions now.I only have the 2 fish. __________________ How Do Saltwater Fish Get High...SeaWeed Gea M. Current Tank Info: 26g 5/17/08 LS,LR,CPR Bak Pak Protein Skimmer,Fluval 205 Filter,45lbs LR/LS,#2/#1 Koralia Powerheads, 100w heater, 2 Coralife 55W Blue and White Lights.I have 1 Killer Clown Fish and 4 Fast Swimming Damsels to keep him Company

06/15/2008, 03:23 AM	#2
gea0119 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.F.V.-LOS ANGELES,CA. Posts: 403	Dude he popped back up.I saw him disappear without a trace again into the rocks way in the back of my tank.Is that where he likes to hang out?Does he pair up with a pistol shrimp since he is a goby?I'm guessing no??? __________________ How Do Saltwater Fish Get High...SeaWeed Gea M. Current Tank Info: 26g 5/17/08 LS,LR,CPR Bak Pak Protein Skimmer,Fluval 205 Filter,45lbs LR/LS,#2/#1 Koralia Powerheads, 100w heater, 2 Coralife 55W Blue and White Lights.I have 1 Killer Clown Fish and 4 Fast Swimming Damsels to keep him Company

06/15/2008, 04:01 AM	#3
goldenfamaliy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: springfield, missouri Posts: 374	No the Firefish will not pair up with the goby, you also have to be careful, that the firefish will not jump out of the tank when it gets stressed. I just bought a pair last night to help my royal gramma feel a bit safer and come out more and it work like a charm. __________________ Saving the world one paper plate at a time!!! There is no I in team, but there is a me! Dagget from the Angry beavers Current Tank Info: Solana, MP10es w, Ecotech radion, water, salt, pretty colored thingys

06/15/2008, 04:04 AM	#4
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Yes, they do jump. Also, they get stressed by fish and hide until they starve to death. Be sure there is no other fish that will bother them. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

06/15/2008, 07:13 AM	#5
otrlynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chester County PA Posts: 1,508	I'll just add that mine hid a lot in its favorite little cave under some rock for much of the time the first few weeks I had him. I don't think he was being harassed, just shy. I did make it a point to put some "meaty" food at the mouth of his cave when he was in hiding. He had me worried for awhile. He's now out "surfing" the Koralias much of the time. Give him time. __________________ Lynn 1 horse, 1 dog, 2 cats, small pond with a few koi. The fish tank is gone.

06/15/2008, 07:40 AM	#6
gea0119 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.F.V.-LOS ANGELES,CA. Posts: 403	so whats the relationship between them and the royal gramma? __________________ How Do Saltwater Fish Get High...SeaWeed Gea M. Current Tank Info: 26g 5/17/08 LS,LR,CPR Bak Pak Protein Skimmer,Fluval 205 Filter,45lbs LR/LS,#2/#1 Koralia Powerheads, 100w heater, 2 Coralife 55W Blue and White Lights.I have 1 Killer Clown Fish and 4 Fast Swimming Damsels to keep him Company

06/15/2008, 10:03 AM	#7
goldenfamaliy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: springfield, missouri Posts: 374	There is none at all. Some fish are very shy and skittish, and my royal gramma was both. The only time I seen him was at feeding time and only his head would poke out of the shell that he staked out. So I use the firefish, because they like to swim out in the open alot and they just look pretty. The gramma sees them swimming around in the open, and thinks hey it might be safe out there. And it worked. Now the only time it is in the shell is at night. And they all get along as long as the firefish stay away from the shell. Have a total of 4 fish in a 75 gal sofar and I think only 1 or two more. Pink and blue spot goby royal gramma two firefish large colony of zoas and a bunch of live rock. __________________ Saving the world one paper plate at a time!!! There is no I in team, but there is a me! Dagget from the Angry beavers Current Tank Info: Solana, MP10es w, Ecotech radion, water, salt, pretty colored thingys

06/15/2008, 12:24 PM	#8
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	Firefish can act as dither fish for more timid species. __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

06/15/2008, 12:59 PM	#9
goldenfamaliy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: springfield, missouri Posts: 374	Thanks DrBegalke, I could not remember what the term was!!! __________________ Saving the world one paper plate at a time!!! There is no I in team, but there is a me! Dagget from the Angry beavers Current Tank Info: Solana, MP10es w, Ecotech radion, water, salt, pretty colored thingys