Thoughts on 3-4 Firefish in 360 Gallon DT?

[Raoul5Duke]

I would not try this in a smaller tank, but I am wondering given the space (360 Gallon DT, 96x36) if I can keep 3-4 Firefish in ths same tank without aggression. My biggest concern is they will all be in a 40 gallon QT for 4-6 weeks. Any thoughts on this, can it work or is it being irresponsible?

 

[snorvich]

I would not try this in a smaller tank, but I am wondering given the space (360 Gallon DT, 96x36) if I can keep 3-4 Firefish in ths same tank without aggression. My biggest concern is they will all be in a 40 gallon QT for 4-6 weeks. Any thoughts on this, can it work or is it being irresponsible?

Time in quarantine should not be an issue as they have not established territories. I think it is a roll of the dice in the 96 inch tank. Perhaps 50/50? Should be fine for about 3 months, however.

 

[andrewkw]

I kept 5 in a 90 gallon for about 2 years. I only have one now but really 3 were okay together. One jumped and one died moving the tank. That being said for the longest time I thought I only had 2. I mean for months and months, then one random day I looked and saw 3. So while 3 did live together a pair dominated over the other.

 

[Betta132]

In a tank that size, they'll probably have enough space to establish separate territories. Go for it!

 

[lhm nole]

I tried 15 in a 8ft 300 with 600lbs of rock and in 3 months had none

 

[eatbreakfast]

I tried a group of 10+ in a 10ft x 4ft tank and ended up with only a pr.