Is my flow too strong?

[jorge_lopez]

Hi guys! Recently set up a tank and I added my first two fish & a coral last week! I have a 25 gallon IM AIO lagoon tank with a Jebao Jecob DMP-20 wavemaker. I'm wondering if my current/flow is too strong because the only time I see my purple firefish come out is when I feed and I'm not sure if he is struggling to swim, I have it set as low as it goes and it still kind of looks like he is struggling to swim to me.

 

[jorge_lopez]

Forgot to attach video in the OP!

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[Mr. Mojo Rising]

He’s not struggling at all IMO. He’s just floating by the entrance to his cave, that’s what firefish do IME. I wouldn’t worry about it.

 

[edsbeaker]

I don’t usually even think about the fish just the coral when I’m thinking of flow. That Duncan is just gently flowing. Fish can handle way more flow than that! If he couldn’t handle it he would be in the safety of the rocks.

 

[KrisReef]

I swam a fish to death in a 125 gallon tank that had a pool pump on it for maximum circulation. So it can be done, but as others have pointed out the water motion is good in this situation.

 

[gkprevite]

Flow looks fine. Fire fish are beautiful but definitely love to hide. Pretty normal behavior. Mine prefers to stay near its cave and is out about 1/2 the time

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I've never once thought about flow and my fish, but that is just me. Your firefish looks fine. Mine would always hide by a cave entrance when it got spooked or when I was close to the tank.

 

[BryanM]

Flow looks good to me!

 

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Flow level looks goodI wouldn't worry too much about the firefish as they tend to stick to one spot in the tank unless it's feeding time.

 

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I agree, the flow looks good