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Firefish are known to hide out for a few weeks in a new tank. They can be very skittish.Are firefish known to hide out the first few days in a new tank?
I got one yesterday, floated him for 20 minutes, and did a drip acclimation for an hour. Got him in the tank and he darted around a bit. Left the lights off for about four hours and turned them on. About and hour or so being in the tank he just seems to lightly swim forward in one area in front of where the protein skimmer is. I put some food in and he swam to it. Then later on he was in the same area lightly swimming forward every few second and then being pulled back towards the bay that the protein skimmer is. I checked on him this morning and I guess he was hiding out. Couldn't find him.
Is this typical behavior? This is my first fish in the tank, so not sure what's abnormal.
Thanks everyone!
Not sure I like that he was swimming by your skimmer... that could be a sign of some health problems.