Reef Discussion
A friend of mine had a pair of firefish and they are beautiful fish and so much personality! They were really timid fish but if anything ever came near their hole in the rock they would stick their fins up and harass the other fish for about a second before swimming off into its hole to hide again... they went on like this for years before one of his much largerl fish had enough one day ;)
I vote firefish for both of you!
I vote firefish for both of you!
only thing holding me back is the stories I've heard of them jumping...to many mixed reviews on the jumping business..and i got a hoodless tank...dont particularly want my fish ending up on the floor
Its a 180L. This is my criteria for a new fish:
- won't eat my corals or snails
- hardy and long lived
- readily accepts prepared foods and can cope with being fed every 2nd day
- musn't resemble my engineer goby too closely or be able to fit in his/her mouth as there could be problems
- different colour to the fish I already have (black/white and electric blue/yellow)
I've been doing a bit of research today and I have a few ideas. Can you mix Barrier Reef Chromis and Green Chromis? Will they swim together?
Other options: Forktail blenny, Brachiosaur blenny (1 or a group of 3)
- won't eat my corals or snails
- hardy and long lived
- readily accepts prepared foods and can cope with being fed every 2nd day
- musn't resemble my engineer goby too closely or be able to fit in his/her mouth as there could be problems
- different colour to the fish I already have (black/white and electric blue/yellow)
I've been doing a bit of research today and I have a few ideas. Can you mix Barrier Reef Chromis and Green Chromis? Will they swim together?
Other options: Forktail blenny, Brachiosaur blenny (1 or a group of 3)
IME Chromis nitida (Barrier Reef Chromis) & C. viridis (Green Chromis) will swim together, although they won't really "interact" with each other, but stick more to their own species groups. To minimise aggression (remember these are part of the damsel family) you would need a group of 5, or just a single fish.. Also as you said your damsel is electric blue/yellow, I am assuming you have one of the following... Fijian Damsel, Starck's Damsel or a male OTB. All three of these guys get relatively agro as they age (we had a large fijian in a display tank and it readily confronted a breeding pair of tomato clowns!). You best option IMO would be to go for a dottyback of sorts, and in aggreance with greeny the orchid would be high on my list =) or even a flasher or fairy wrasse. Or if you like something a bit different what about a Samurai Squirrelfish? Or a pair of clowns?
The damsel is an Azure Damselfish, I am not sure what they are like in general but I have never seen any signs of aggression, he/she is shy with other fish if anything.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/damsels/AzureDemoiselle.php
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/damsels/AzureDemoiselle.php
Flame Hawks are definitely not invertebrate safe, Nils. They go hell for leather on them. Knowing your budget would help a lot, Megan - there's a lot of beautiful fish in that size range that can be had, but unless we know what you're willing to spend it makes it harder to square in on them.
Budget is a moot point really - I have a limit but its is dependent on what it is!
The engineer goby is no more after I upgraded a powerhead and lost him in a very nasty accident
Almost temped to just get a pair of clowns :p I saw an ad online for Picasso and Platinum clowns - do we have them in Australia now? The real deal?
The engineer goby is no more after I upgraded a powerhead and lost him in a very nasty accident
Almost temped to just get a pair of clowns :p I saw an ad online for Picasso and Platinum clowns - do we have them in Australia now? The real deal?
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