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Fire fish schooling
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DirtDiggler2823
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Would a purple be intolerant of a red?
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So the assumption is that they would not be tolerant of each other?
mta_morrow
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True. firefish are not like Garanimals, you cannot mix n match.
In my experience you’ll have the same issues mixing red, purple, exquisite, or helfrichi that you would mixing conspecifics. I like firefish a lot and I once bought many of them because I had frequently seen them grouped together in stores - the group of reds dwindled until settling on one male and one smaller red that is only sort of tolerated by the larger. The exquisite went pretty far out it’s way in a 180 to kill the helfrichi. Lesson learned. No more mixing of firefish. They actually seemed fine at first and got along for a few weeks or a few months but that didn’t last but eventually there was a lot of fighting. One firefish per system unless sold as a bonded pair is the way to go.
I like the groups of zebra darts and they’re easy to keep in a group.
I like the groups of zebra darts and they’re easy to keep in a group.
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That's what I was looking for. I understood that some fish would be aggressive towards other fish who were exactly like themselves, so I was trying to determine if that was the case here. I'm new to this side of the house so I'm trying not to assume that I understand how something works in a reed setting, based on what I learned on the FW side.
mta_morrow
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I’m glad to see someone putting this much effort into getting it right!
It really pays off.
This question was pretty cut and dry.
Many other questions you will come up with will have a gray area, and you will have to decide if it’s worth taking a chance.
And we will be here to give you the best information possible to make decisions.
Mike
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DirtDiggler2823
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Thank you for this information. I understand now. Thanks to everyone on this thread.
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DirtDiggler2823
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I'm not in the business of putting fish in a tank, just for them to kill one another because I liked how they looked in the store. I really want to get this right.
4FordFamily
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I echo the sentinments pronounced previously that you’re doing well by inquiring about these things.
And yes, eventually they would have taken each other out until one or two remained.
mta_morrow
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I hear ya! I always research on here ALOT before I do or buy ANYTHING!
It has really paid off.
I personally like groups or pairs of smaller fish in my tank
I currently have a pair of ocellaris clowns, and wheeler gobies.
And a trio of zebra darts and red lined cardinals and azure damsels.
And many other singles.
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DirtDiggler2823
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I like a bunch of smaller fish too.
mta_morrow
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Cool! Check out my build thread, 1st post had my current stock list.
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Post a link to it here. I'm on mobile right now, so I can't see signatures and the such.
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Neo Jeo
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I bought my 2 fire fish as my first fish. They were both in the same tank at my LFS. I have had them for 8 months, they always swim together and when the lights turn off they BOLT to sleep together. I have read that one day the other can kill the other one, but as of now they are happily married 
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For how long, and in what size tank?
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