Adding fire fish trio

lowtek · 04/25/2019, 12:08 PM

Hello,
My current stock is
Yellow watchman pistol combo
Pair of ocellaris
Lawnmower Blenny
Yellow Tang
Fire fish trio in QT for 2 days

My situation is that my last addition before fire fish purchase was my Yellow Tang which I added around October of last year. It has been a long time and was wondering if there were any aggression issues I should be worried about? Or do I need to take a pill?

Thanks

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mike61289 · 04/25/2019, 04:35 PM

How big is the tank?

The tang might be a bit of a jerk, but it's unlikely because the firefish and small and they have a different diet than the tang. That means the firefish aren't a threat to the tang and the tang will probably know that!

If you're worried, take a small mirror and attach it to the side of the tank to let him fight with his reflection instead. You can also introduce the firefish at night when the lights are off so that the tang doesn't see them.

Hope this helps!

lowtek · 04/25/2019, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mike61289

How big is the tank?

Sorry I have a bad habit of leaving out basics. Tank is about 160g.
And yes your input is a big help thanks

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Fiish · 04/25/2019, 08:49 PM

Nice tank size. I don't think you have aggression problems, but you can try a change in the rocks, before adding the trio, only for security.

jmm · 04/27/2019, 10:49 AM

The firefish are a bigger danger to each other than the Yellow Tang is.

albano · 04/27/2019, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jmm

The firefish are a bigger danger to each other than the Yellow Tang is.

+1... not long till you have a pair, then just 1!

lowtek · 04/27/2019, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by albano

+1... not long till you have a pair, then just 1!

Lol. That's bad news. Is there anything that can be done to stop them from killing themselves. I've always read they like to be in groups.

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04/25/2019, 12:08 PM	#1
lowtek Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 111	Adding fire fish trio Hello, My current stock is Yellow watchman pistol combo Pair of ocellaris Lawnmower Blenny Yellow Tang Fire fish trio in QT for 2 days My situation is that my last addition before fire fish purchase was my Yellow Tang which I added around October of last year. It has been a long time and was wondering if there were any aggression issues I should be worried about? Or do I need to take a pill? Thanks Sent from my SM-G935P using Tapatalk

04/25/2019, 04:35 PM	#2
mike61289 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 424	How big is the tank? The tang might be a bit of a jerk, but it's unlikely because the firefish and small and they have a different diet than the tang. That means the firefish aren't a threat to the tang and the tang will probably know that! If you're worried, take a small mirror and attach it to the side of the tank to let him fight with his reflection instead. You can also introduce the firefish at night when the lights are off so that the tang doesn't see them. Hope this helps! __________________ Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming... Just keep swimming swimming swimming. What do we do? We swim swim!

04/25/2019, 08:49 PM	#4
Fiish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mexico Posts: 202	Nice tank size. I don't think you have aggression problems, but you can try a change in the rocks, before adding the trio, only for security.

04/27/2019, 10:49 AM	#5
jmm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 569	The firefish are a bigger danger to each other than the Yellow Tang is.