Fire Fish Twitching Whole Body

digger4rc · 01/29/2015, 12:03 PM

I have a fire fish in QT, day 8. He has started twitching his entire body. I understand that they tend to twitch their fins, but can't seem to find anything on this behavior. Is this indicative of a disease? You can clearly see it near the end of this video:

cloak · 01/29/2015, 12:05 PM

I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary. It looks fine to me.

tzylak · 01/29/2015, 12:15 PM

I got one of these for a month now. Usually it hid in the rocks only to come out to feed. It would twitch often.
Now it comes out more often, just to explore (or more hungry). But it eats well and twitches a lot.
BTW, When it twitches its fins, its entire body moves too. So your current discovery might have to do with how you look at it.
Have fun!

gone fishin · 01/29/2015, 12:18 PM

Sorry I am not seeing anything out of the ordinary. good luck

digger4rc · 01/29/2015, 12:18 PM

This might show it better

Waters40 · 01/29/2015, 02:37 PM

Still looks normal.....do you have a lot of flow in the QT? Sometimes they constantly twitch when they are being blown around trying to maintain their position.

Tin Man · 01/29/2015, 03:16 PM

My firefish is in QT now. That's what mine does. It's not twitching; it's swimming. One of the benefits of owning a firefish.

3FordFamily · 01/29/2015, 03:18 PM

Yes, that is standard firefish behavior.

My 5 firefish all do this.

igot2gats · 01/29/2015, 03:47 PM

Agreed with everyone else. It's what a Firefish does. No more worries for you.

Glad to see that you're using a QT, btw.

Fishmommy · 01/29/2015, 03:48 PM

Lots of fish do this. I think it indicates thought or conflict on the fishes part. But then again I like to personify

gone fishin · 01/29/2015, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishmommy

Lots of fish do this. I think it indicates thought or conflict on the fishes part. But then again I like to personify

I think he just listening to some Creedence.

bluecoyote79 · 01/29/2015, 04:22 PM

Looks totally normal to me. Mine twitches to keep herself positioned in the water column.

snorvich · 01/29/2015, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cloak

I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary. It looks fine to me.

Same here.

digger4rc · 01/29/2015, 11:11 PM

Thanks for the replies. Helps sooth the nerves a bit.

The QT does not have a lot of flow. Just a simple Aqueon HOB filter from "the pile" rated up to 20g. The MJ900 in there was only in there from when I drained/refilled the QT. I was thinking about moving a Koralia n425 into the QT to add some flow but concerned about adding too much. It's only a 10g tank.

01/29/2015, 12:03 PM	#1
digger4rc Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: N.KY Posts: 102	Fire Fish Twitching Whole Body I have a fire fish in QT, day 8. He has started twitching his entire body. I understand that they tend to twitch their fins, but can't seem to find anything on this behavior. Is this indicative of a disease? You can clearly see it near the end of this video:

01/29/2015, 12:18 PM	#4
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	Sorry I am not seeing anything out of the ordinary. good luck __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

01/29/2015, 03:47 PM	#9
igot2gats Deeeetroit Basketball! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 1,063	Agreed with everyone else. It's what a Firefish does. No more worries for you. Glad to see that you're using a QT, btw. __________________ Jeff Stop being lazy, and use the search function. Seriously. Current Tank Info: 75g DT / 20g sump / 20g QT - Eheim 1250, Tunze Osmolator 3155, GHL Profilux 3, 2 Tunze 6095, Tunze Wavebox, Aqua Illumination Hydra LEDs

01/29/2015, 03:48 PM	#10
Fishmommy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NH, USA Posts: 1,214	Lots of fish do this. I think it indicates thought or conflict on the fishes part. But then again I like to personify __________________ 135 DSA reef w/50 MRC sump. 10 + 5 QT, 180 planted, 75 planted

01/29/2015, 12:05 PM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary. It looks fine to me.

01/29/2015, 12:15 PM	#3
tzylak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 457	I got one of these for a month now. Usually it hid in the rocks only to come out to feed. It would twitch often. Now it comes out more often, just to explore (or more hungry). But it eats well and twitches a lot. BTW, When it twitches its fins, its entire body moves too. So your current discovery might have to do with how you look at it. Have fun!

01/29/2015, 02:37 PM	#6
Waters40 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 299	Still looks normal.....do you have a lot of flow in the QT? Sometimes they constantly twitch when they are being blown around trying to maintain their position.

01/29/2015, 03:16 PM	#7
Tin Man Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 112	My firefish is in QT now. That's what mine does. It's not twitching; it's swimming. One of the benefits of owning a firefish.

01/29/2015, 03:18 PM	#8
3FordFamily Registered Member. Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Fishers, Indiana (Indianapolis suburb) Posts: 488	Yes, that is standard firefish behavior. My 5 firefish all do this.

01/29/2015, 04:22 PM	#12
bluecoyote79 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 380 Blog Entries: 2	Looks totally normal to me. Mine twitches to keep herself positioned in the water column.

01/29/2015, 11:11 PM	#14
digger4rc Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: N.KY Posts: 102	Thanks for the replies. Helps sooth the nerves a bit. The QT does not have a lot of flow. Just a simple Aqueon HOB filter from "the pile" rated up to 20g. The MJ900 in there was only in there from when I drained/refilled the QT. I was thinking about moving a Koralia n425 into the QT to add some flow but concerned about adding too much. It's only a 10g tank.