someone offered him to me...

[cocoa_pleco]

a friend offered me this fish for free, and im just wondering what it is and some info on it. he said it was a fire fish but i cant find any info on google

[Drumachine09]

Yup, you need a tight fitting hood, because they WILL fly the coop.

[cocoa_pleco]

Yup, you need a tight fitting hood, because they WILL fly the coop.


lol, fly the coop.

Lil guy is calm now, better fully secure all baggage before i find a white and red wrinkle on the floor

[cocoa_pleco]

what kind of fish is he though??

2Manyfish or fishguy, HELP! lol

[unleashed]

He is an orange fire fish (Nemateleotris magnifica)

Very peaceful fish. Needs a tight fitting lid as they are known to jump. Do not have with members of the same species unless they are a mated pair.

[cocoa_pleco]

Thanks for the info! now i know what he is

[cocoa_pleco]

Man, they DO jump!

i also got offered a big brown damsel, and ended up taking him too. The damsel came out of the LR, and the fire fish flipped out, and i had the hood off for a sec, and the fire fish jumped 1 foot out of the tank, and landed safely in the water. the hood is TIGHTLY on now for good!

[unleashed]

what size tank are they in?

you should isolate and get rid of the damsel immediately. fire fish should pnly be kept with passive fish.

[cocoa_pleco]

no prob. I'll go give back the damsel.

[Lady Hobbs]

Often when people want to give you a fish it's because they don 't want it for a reason. Like it's mean, doesn't go well with anything or is just a pain. Not all gifts are good gifts. :)

[kimmers318]

Wow! Very pretty....I see those alot in saltwater aquariums but didn't know they are such jumpers!!!

[cocoa_pleco]

Often when people want to give you a fish it's because they don 't want it for a reason. Like it's mean, doesn't go well with anything or is just a pain. Not all gifts are good gifts. :)


True. The guy who gave me the severum because he took suck crap care of it really took bad care of him and he had HITH which i didnt notice before. Within 7 days of being in my tank, the severum has no hith left, and i used no meds at all.

Saltwater bettas look really cool. I remember a LFS had a actual lionfish for sale, and that fish gave me a glare every time i looked at it. For now, the fire fish gives me enough color.

[unleashed]

Saltwater bettas look really cool.

wait to you see how big their mouth opens

:jaws:

[cocoa_pleco]

wait to you see how big their mouth opens

:jaws:



Thats a scary idea!

Apparently the fire fish only accept brine shrimp, but mine is taking anything

[unleashed]

brine shrimp isn't very nutritious. you should offer him frozen (then thawed) mysis shrimp, marine flakes and marine pellets.

You can also buy live copepods from HERE (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=2593) and should give him something to chase throughout the day.

[cocoa_pleco]

thanks for the info! I got him some really good marine pellets that he likes. I'll look into those copepods