Purple and helfrichi fire fish together in a 24g?

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Hi, I have one purple fire fish in my 24 nano and want to add a helfrichi fire fish as well, but I don’t know if they are compatible in a smaller tank
 

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Hi, I have one purple fire fish in my 24 nano and want to add a helfrichi fire fish as well, but I don’t know if they are compatible in a smaller tank
This won’t work, only Nemateleotris magnifica is communal and even they don’t work all the time.
If you added a helfrichi it’s likely you’ll end up with a fight to the death.
 
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This won’t work, only Nemateleotris magnifica is communal and even they don’t work all the time.
If you added a helfrichi it’s likely you’ll end up with a fight to the death.
Ok thanks for the insight, won’t be getting one. Shame though, beautiful fish
 

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