FireFish

[Mak]

Who would have done this to these two little fish? Check the fin.. who would have attach them? I have both of them looks like this...

Recently added.. 2 Peppermint Shrimp.. Could the peppermint shrimp do this kind damage??

2 firefishs been with yellow tang, clown fishes, two cleaner shrimp and crabs.. since day one I start the tank..

 

[Josh]

It could be old age.

 

[jejton]

Clown fish and crabs, depending on the species, could have done that.

 

[Mak]

Total I have three firefish. one is perfect fine, which is been in the tank since I started it. last year of March. And the new one I added last week, is been like this.. Two of them have damage fin.. and I am not sure if both of them will make it..

 

[MO~IDOL]

they would attack each other

 

[House of Laughter]

how long have you ahd the fish and what did you pay for them? if they were really cheap, then likely they were caught in collection areas not best known for thier tactics - the fin isn't worrying me, it's the red blothces on the body - common for incorrectly collected fish.

JMO

House

 

[Mak]

Two of them I got it for almost a year, which there were no problem, which I got it from a LFS, and the one recently I got it from the vendor.. But before I got the third one, one of them were really bad that's why I got the thrid one to replace it..

 

[h20 freak]

I wouldn't count out the crabs.

 

[rookie07]

id bet the firefish are fighting

 

[cthoughts1]

Hey Mak,

It's probably the firefish fighting amongst themselves.. I had a similar experience.. you have to seperate them or else the two injured ones are either gonna get killed or they'll try to jump out.. Any updates? I think maybe when you added the third one recently you messed up their chemestry.. My experience has been that you have to add them all at the same time or simply stay with the ones you have, any new fish you add will either get attacked or end up attacking other firefish.. I doubt the clowns or the crabs did any of it.. the firefish are way too fast for them imo..

 

[aznt1217]

They are fighting eachother... seperate them now mine killed my other one and managed to tear its head off.

 

[Mak]

Hey Mak,

It's probably the firefish fighting amongst themselves.. I had a similar experience.. you have to seperate them or else the two injured ones are either gonna get killed or they'll try to jump out.. Any updates? I think maybe when you added the third one recently you messed up their chemestry.. My experience has been that you have to add them all at the same time or simply stay with the ones you have, any new fish you add will either get attacked or end up attacking other firefish.. I doubt the clowns or the crabs did any of it.. the firefish are way too fast for them imo..

Actually so far they are ok, and still alive.. It seem one of them is healing.. So hopefully they will get along..

 

[cthoughts1]

Mak, best of luck... But i agree with aznt1217.. You should seperate them... They'll be fine one day, the next day you'll walk in and one or two of them will be floating up top or missing.. I never realized how agressive these fish could be with each other... I personally spent months trying to get mine to get along, it never happened, I had to give one to a friend... If you decide to let one go, I'd be more than glad to adopt one Mak.. =) Best of luck..

 

[Mak]

Thanks and I'll keep that in mind, and you will be the first one to know if I ever give them up.

 

[cthoughts1]

Good stuff Mak... Keep a good eye on them... best of luck!

 

[sil3ncio]

I had a mated pair in my tank, and both disappeared right after the other....., i have three clowns, a yellow clown goby, a cleaner shrimp, a purple reef lobster, a green crab, and a big hermit crab. They were in there a couple of weeks, and now their gone..... Who could've been?....

 

[cthoughts1]

Sil3ncio, Did you check the floor? I'm no firefish expert, but I think they're too quick for anyone in your tank to have caught up to them.. How long ago did they go missing? Sometimes, they're just hiding..