Do you have problem keeping them?

[cool water]

These two types of fish survive less than two week in my 4ft tank. My water parameter is alright and my BT, YT and other fishes are all right too.

I have lost a total of 15 firefish and cardinal!

Is this fish very difficult to keep?

Help! THANKS

[cdckjn]

I had 2 red firefish and 3 spotted cardinalfish once. The firefish no problems, just provide places in the live rock where they can hide in else when chased or frightened, they will jump out of tank.

The spotted cardinalfish is also chased, then they hide. Unfortunately, 1 died due to lack of ability to get food after 2 weeks. Now the remainder 2 has not problems. They co-exist happily with my Blue Tang, Foxface, Rusty Angel, 2 clownfish, 2 gobies.

I guess if you have bigger fishes, they will chase the smaller ones.

[vtech2]

I have 2 red firefish in my tank too and they been surviving for more than 2 months. They like to hang out at the top corner of my tank. But they do tend to get chased by my gamma. Once, one of them leaped out of my tank while being chased eventhough my tank is mostly covered. Luckily i saw it on my floor and managed to put it back. So once you managed to keep them alive, Make sure they dun kamikaze..

[Qxnviolet]

These two types of fish survive less than two week in my 4ft tank. My water parameter is alright and my BT, YT and other fishes are all right too.

I have lost a total of 15 firefish and cardinal!

Is this fish very difficult to keep?

Help! THANKS

Hrmz, do you have enough hiding places in the LRS for them? They are very timid fishes and not really suitable to keep with aggressive fishes. And oh, they have a reputation for jumping out of the tank too. Did yours jump out or died in the tank?

[bluezing]

wah...sad to hear that bro..

15 firefish...thats abt $60-$75 gone...

but not abt the money i guess...

more to..why they died mysteriously...sad...they are beautiful fishes

hope u can succeed one day.

all the best

[Sotong]

Hi

I had successfully kept a Bangai Cardinal for almost 2 years. However it died due to stress by a new angel that was intoduced.

IMHO, Cardinal is ok.

[cdckjn]

Maybe show a pic of your tank (a full tank shot). I know there was once I did a re-scape by rearranging the rocks, then the firefish of course hide into the rocks. And then after 2 days, I did not see it. So I panic and have to physically take out most of the rocks, just to discover that they are hiding under the rocks. They can really really hide.

There was this one other situation where I went to a fellow reefer house to collect corals because he is closing hsi tank due to house-shifting. I wanted 2 of his firefish. He then proceed to take out his tonga branches and live rocks, managed to catch the 1st, but cannot find the 2nd. His tank is only a 2ft, after taking out all the rocks, still cannot find the firefish - it appears to have vanish into the thin air.

Just to ask, is the fish hiding somewhere, or you have some other livestcok that catches and eats small fishes?

[gunzo]

he's asking purple firefish aka flame goby.. these go for $12-15 each

bought like 10 liao.. 10% survival rate though.. but 60% death was my fault.. too eager to add fishes etcetc..

got 1 fine specimen now for 1/2 year liao.. thinking of getting another one

[cdckjn]

Sad Sad Sad just after taking this picture in the morning, I went away for half an hour, and came back to find this firefish on the floor. Of course I picked it up and only to discover its body floating in the water.

It has been in this 1ft pico tank in my office with the dottyback, been chasing and having a "fight" every day when they appear for food.

Yes, the price of a Purple firefish is about $8-$10 each while a normal firefish is only $4-$6.

It is sad to see such beautiful fishes jump out and die. Yes, of course I know that they can jump, that's why I have a plastic cover. I also give a little gap so that there is some ventilation - keeps the temperature down. So this fella must have "aim" accurately then it jumped out and flopped around a bit before landing on the floor. Poor Thing!!!

[Qxnviolet]

Oh sheesh, sorry for your lost....i guess firefish do not go well with agressive fishes. Thats what held back me from getting them, i love the purple one....

[Flame-Tail]

I had a 2 orange firefish that jumped out snd as purple one that vanished. Even my scissor-tail dartfish jumped out. my conclusion is that all those streamlined gobies will jump out. Even after addin eggcrate covering. So noe I just don't buy those anymore.

But my 2 cardinals one bangai and one pyjama have been with me close 10 mths now and growing bigger day by day.

[Maxstar81]

Purple darts are quite hardy.

I rescape with fish still in tank also no prob.

I believe the prob is your water....

Just my S$0.02/-.

[jervismun]

Just bought a pair yesteday... wish me luck

[ervine]

mine were horribly shy (purple firefish), so shy that the other fishes probably bullied them to extinction...

[jervismun]

mine were horribly shy (purple firefish), so shy that the other fishes probably bullied them to extinction...

Yeah the smaller specimen is very shy... and now missing in action

[cool water]

Maybe show a pic of your tank (a full tank shot). I know there was once I did a re-scape by rearranging the rocks, then the firefish of course hide into the rocks. And then after 2 days, I did not see it. So I panic and have to physically take out most of the rocks, just to discover that they are hiding under the rocks. They can really really hide.

There was this one other situation where I went to a fellow reefer house to collect corals because he is closing hsi tank due to house-shifting. I wanted 2 of his firefish. He then proceed to take out his tonga branches and live rocks, managed to catch the 1st, but cannot find the 2nd. His tank is only a 2ft, after taking out all the rocks, still cannot find the firefish - it appears to have vanish into the thin air.

Just to ask, is the fish hiding somewhere, or you have some other livestcok that catches and eats small fishes?

pic of my tank. 4*2*2.5ft, temp 27.8 - 28.3 Oc, age = 6 month.

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side view

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they are gone

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Last pic.

BTW, like to share this hobby with some other fellows and to learn more.

Hi, another body stay at or near BALAM ROAD.

[jervismun]

You 3 bengais are so pretty... such a waste

[AREA51]

used to have a rocket fish( part of the dartfish family), "fired" itself out of the tank...twice in two different nights....lucky i heard the water sound even when im slping

the 3rd time...cant hear ....died in the end

also have a colored cardinal.....been in my tank for months....competing with my tangs and wrasses for food....

IMO....if u intend to keep any dartfishes....juz make sure u cover well the hood....that should be ok le

[cool water]

Last pic.

BTW, like to share this hobby with some other fellows and to learn more.

Hi, another body stay at or near BALAM ROAD.

hi: anyone