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Firefish gone AWOL - buddy now alone Knowleman 05-03-2005
Posted by Knowleman on May 3, 2005, 1:59 pm
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We bought a couple of firefish two weeks ago as the advice seemed to be that
they were better in pairs. One of them has disappeared - we have not seen it
for 3-4 days now. Some sources say they are prone to jumping our of the
tank. There was no sign of on the floor, but we do have 4 cats so it
probably would have ended up as a snack if it did leap.

Question is, will the other firefish be ok by itself?



Posted by Charles Spitzer on May 3, 2005, 5:12 pm
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> We bought a couple of firefish two weeks ago as the advice seemed to be
> that they were better in pairs. One of them has disappeared - we have not
> seen it for 3-4 days now. Some sources say they are prone to jumping our
> of the tank. There was no sign of on the floor, but we do have 4 cats so
> it probably would have ended up as a snack if it did leap.
>
> Question is, will the other firefish be ok by itself?

yes



Posted by Greg E. on May 4, 2005, 1:45 am
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Firefish do well as mated pairs, not pairs in general. If they weren't a
compatible pair, one probably got harassed and died or jumped ship.

> We bought a couple of firefish two weeks ago as the advice seemed to be
that
> they were better in pairs. One of them has disappeared - we have not seen
it
> for 3-4 days now. Some sources say they are prone to jumping our of the
> tank. There was no sign of on the floor, but we do have 4 cats so it
> probably would have ended up as a snack if it did leap.
>
> Question is, will the other firefish be ok by itself?
>
>



Posted by Rikko on May 7, 2005, 2:21 am
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wrote:

>We bought a couple of firefish two weeks ago as the advice seemed to be that
>they were better in pairs. One of them has disappeared - we have not seen it
>for 3-4 days now. Some sources say they are prone to jumping our of the
>tank. There was no sign of on the floor, but we do have 4 cats so it
>probably would have ended up as a snack if it did leap.
>
>Question is, will the other firefish be ok by itself?

Given the choice between a single and a pair, you'd be best off with a
single every time. I took a chance and got a couple that looked like a
pair... Nope. Two males, and they had a rather strong difference of
opinion after a few months. Rather than undergo the impossible task of
tearing apart the tank to try and remove one, I got a third one to see
if it might improve things... It definitely did - I now have a
"school" of magnifica, though I think I've been more fortunate than
anything.


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