Firefish / fishes together?

najer · Jul 26, 2019

I have had my little red one for a few weeks now, I could have bought 3 but wasn't sure so I didn't.
I also have a scissor tail dart fish, slightly larger, they get on fine.
Rather than adding a couple more I am thinking about adding a different colour, will they fight in peoples opinion / experience? :)

Old Fritz · Jul 26, 2019

How big of a tank are we talking here? I've had a purple firefish with a scissortail goby and they got along fine. In fact in my store sometimes multiple firefish will end up together in a tank and the worst that happens is some fin nipping never any killing, but that's because they hop into the next tank and get moved once noticed. I think a purple and a red firefish should be fine if your tank is large enough but say if it's just a ten gallon there will probably be fighting

najer · Jul 26, 2019

Old Fritz said:
How big of a tank are we talking here? I've had a purple firefish with a scissortail goby and they got along fine. In fact in my store sometimes multiple firefish will end up together in a tank and the worst that happens is some fin nipping never any killing, but that's because they hop into the next tank and get moved once noticed. I think a purple and a red firefish should be fine if your tank is large enough but say if it's just a ten gallon there will probably be fighting

550 litre water volume, thanks. :)

Old Fritz · Jul 26, 2019

najer said:
550 litre water volume, thanks. :)

Oh I need to convert into freedom units hold on... lol you're fine. Hell you could probably throw quite a few fire fish in there without issue

CoralNerd · Jul 26, 2019

Multiple Firefish in fact don't get along together and will kill the others. Scissortail sure that's a different fish.
Your tank size will help however best of luck.

GoldeneyeRet · Jul 26, 2019

multiple firefish will not usually coexist long term,even if they are different colors.

the scissortails will be fine in multiples and with a firefish.