Firefish aggression

[Paloma’s]

Hi! I have a 50 gallon tank which includes an exquisite firefish, two clownfish, a longnose hawkfish, a Tailspot blenny, and recently a carpenter wrasse.

I was under the impression that the firefish would be shy, however it actually bosses around the other fish, including the clownfish . All of the other fish are very peaceful to each other.

The wrasse is staying in one corner of the tank to avoid the firefish which I have seen chase it a few times. It doesn’t have any injuries or anything, but was wondering if anyone has a suggestion for how to deal with the firefish. It has only been a few days since the wrasse was added to the display, so maybe it will venture around the tank more in a couple of days.

 

[Saltyreef]

Ive noticed the purple, exqusite and helfrichi are on the aggressive side vs the red firefish.

 

[christinna77]

My purple firefish used to fight with my blue assessor pretty often. One time the assessor even ended up with a torn fin. But later on, the tables turned and the firefish became the one getting bullied instead (and ended up getting rehomed).