Best tankmate for firefish?

[ryantm]

What do you have that works best in your nano with these guys? Looking for one tankmate in my 20 high. So, I'm thinking blenny/goby/tiny angel (the pacific kind that only gets to 1 to 2 inches long.


Thanks,

-Tom

 

[All Delight]

I'd go with a blenny. I like the starry blenny. Even thougth I have a tail spot I would go back to my starry.

 

[kingfisher62]

A lion fish would be nice ...............................just kidding!

My firefish gets along very well with my yellow watchman and hi-fin red barred goby, and also my perc. clown.

 

[Chaloupa]

My mom has a Yashia Goby in with her firefish in one of her Nano's and they "school" together...it looks pretty cool! She also has a selection of tiny gobies too and they all get along; Trimma Goby, Yellow clown goby and did have another clown goby in there also.

 

[Rosseau]

Though this probably isn't the answer you are looking for, my clown and firefish get along very well.

I wouldn't go as far as to say that they swim together, but they will sit side by side in the current. Have never had a problem.
oh, false perc clown

 

[reef211]

I have six line wrasse, blue tang or hippo tang, a mandrian goby, two black and white percular clown fish and a fire fish, and they are all done well together.

 

[Shekki]

I had my firefish in a 24 gallon with a spotted mandarin, white sleeper goby, and two pajama cardinals. They all got along fine. That same group is now in a 56 with a coral beauty and a few shrimp.

 

[ryantm]

How did the mandarin do in your 24? Were you able to get it to eat frozen mysis etc?

 

[Doglover_50]

it's all up to the individual fish, as my osc. clown beat the living hell out of my yellow clown goby and shredded his fins--I tried it in my 12g and 16g tanks with TONS of rock and hiding places--to no avail. So the goby went to my 70g tank.
I'd stay safer by sticking to peaceful fish--angel would be a risk, clowns a small risk (they are related to damsels, I believe)--unless you want to extract a fish if you have problems.

 

[Ex-Reefer]

I would not recommend a pink skunk clownfish. Mine is terribly mean to my firefish and chases him through the rocks and caves on a regualr basis!

 

[BigPerm1]

my firefish gets along groovy w/ my clowns. They love this corner of the tank.

 

[chrisstie]

What's the lifespan on a presumably healthy young helfrichi?

 

[kingfisher62]

Beautiful helfrichi Bigperm1! How much did you pay for it ? If you don't mind me asking. I love them but they always seem so darn expensive . Dr. Fosters is selling them for 169 bucks as apposed to 10 dollars for more common firefish!

 

[BigPerm1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9834876#post9834876 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kingfisher62
Beautiful helfrichi Bigperm1! How much did you pay for it ? If you don't mind me asking. I love them but they always seem so darn expensive . Dr. Fosters is selling them for 169 bucks as apposed to 10 dollars for more common firefish!

haha, i've been asked that a few times.

I didn't pay anything for it. Got him free if you can believe that. I picked out some liverock, came back to pick it up a few days later and they had stuck it into some display tank. Well, this rock had a nice cave for him, and he wouldn't come out. They fused around for a bit then gave up and just said "you can have it".

I didn't even know it's value at the time and I was like "well... it better not hurt my tank :mad2:

Turns out I got a sweet deal :smokin:

 

[reef211]

I have to target feed my mandrain with live brine shrimp, after i feed all the other fish. the mandrain is doing fine.

 

[d9sccr]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9836241#post9836241 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BigPerm1
haha, i've been asked that a few times.

I didn't pay anything for it. Got him free if you can believe that. I picked out some liverock, came back to pick it up a few days later and they had stuck it into some display tank. Well, this rock had a nice cave for him, and he wouldn't come out. They fused around for a bit then gave up and just said "you can have it".

I didn't even know it's value at the time and I was like "well... it better not hurt my tank :mad2:

Turns out I got a sweet deal :smokin:

that's so ridiculous...what a find..I've been hoping to just get some cool coral once..lol

 

[Slakker]

Only thing I ever get stuck in my rock is Aiptasia.

 

[d9sccr]

i've got a button polyp, but it's not that cool, def not worth $100+

 

[kingfisher62]

Your so fn lucky, Why can't I get a hitch hiker like that.

 

[Trip 22]

My firefish gets along great with my clownfish