Firefish Seperated...

we've had a pair of firefish for quite sometime, they've always stayed very close together, now all of the sudden the larger of the two is chasing the other to the other side of the tank? And the one doing the chasing is acting a little strange, he's staying in one spot in the tank, and making very small jerky movements. The other one just cowers and lay's low across the tank. Anyone have any clues? Thank's

 

He's showing the other one who's boss. Like when a dog pees on a tree, or mounts another dog.

 

Unless they are an actual mated pair, firefish can be very tough to keep in groups. It will usually lead to ones death, whether from abuse or jumping.

 

Thoes fish are finiky...!! But stated above one showing its dominace over the other and well i hope it dont happen... Once there was 2 ... Now only 1......



Good Luck...!!

 

holy crap, are they're any fish that get along with everyone...? That's the kind of tank I want and it seems no matter how hard I research (compatible) fish before I buy, something always get a attitude...

 

It is almost like a pecking order to show like everyone else stated dominance but can be very stressful for the other fish. They can live with each other but later on throughout the life of the firefish one will show dominance unless a pair.

 

I had a pair of fire fish that was happy for like 2yrs.. then one day the bigger of the 2 started to pick on the other just like what you are describing.. Couldn't catch the eather fish with out tearing out the tank so well.... lets Just say the clean up crew did there job....