NoobtoSalt Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Ok so I lost one of my helfrichi firefish. My question is will the one that I have survive if it doesn't have a buddy? I'm a bit concerned about it and I've heard you can't get another one to pair up. This was the second one that I had pair up with the current firefish but I don't know if a third one would be a good idea to try out. This last one took about a month or so to pair up with it. Any suggestions would be great. I don't even have an issue at this point selling this one off and getting new fish if needed but I really like these fish. On a side note if there is a lfs that has any pm me with a price. It was the little one on the right of the picture.(sad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 You know I was wondering the same thing about fire fish . Is it ok to have one do you have to buy them in pairs can you keep odd numbers. not to try and hijack ya just have similar questions =) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 You know I was wondering the same thing about fire fish . Is it ok to have one do you have to buy them in pairs can you keep odd numbers. not to try and hijack ya just have similar questions =) maybe you missed my Frankenstein frag and hit the fish instead with your pitchforks....(whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenautilus Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 This fish will be o.k. by itself. It won't die of loneliness. Frequently the will kill each other off so there is only 1 per tank. I think adding another would be a disaster, especially since they are so dang expensive.(for a firefish) IMO BTW I'll work on the Nudi thing and get back to you early next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 This fish will be o.k. by itself. It won't die of loneliness. Frequently the will kill each other off so there is only 1 per tank. I think adding another would be a disaster, especially since they are so dang expensive.(for a firefish) IMO BTW I'll work on the Nudi thing and get back to you early next week. Yeah it's not a cheap fish that's for sure...DOH! Thanks again for looking into the nudi's for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtrident Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I bought a pair together and they were doing great, one was more shy than the other (probably the male). After a few weeks the shy one died and the other is doing fine. I think I'll keep it solo for the time being, don't want to get one and they fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 My only expierence with thwm is i had one which was cool then hid for like a week straight, thr only thing that eventually got him out was a much more bold smaller firefish, which they became inseperable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 My only expierence with thwm is i had one which was cool then hid for like a week straight' date=' thr only thing that eventually got him out was a much more bold smaller firefish, which they became inseperable[/quote'] I'm not going to risk this expensive of a fish to add anything at the moment Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Yeah, that is an exspensive fish, sorry bout your loss my dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Yeah' date=' that is an exspensive fish, sorry bout your loss my dude[/quote'] Still cheaper than when I lost the Achilles last year..(sad) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHash-fish20 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Ouch!!! That's way worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Bummer that was a cool fish :(. I think this guy will be plenty happy by himself, especially at meal time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 Bummer that was a cool fish :(. I think this guy will be plenty happy by himself' date=' especially at meal time. [/quote'] This one was always a pig. Just sucks to loose fish Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 This one was always a pig. Just sucks to loose fish Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 It really does. I'm still super upset about my mystery wrasse :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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