firefish gobies

[reefNewbie]

Is it really necessary to have a lid on a tank when housing these fishes?

 

[clk2609]

don't have actual experience but i do hear they are "jumpers", big chance to take unless you have some sort of cover... even that eggcrate(light diffuser) could work as a cover.

sorry, hope this helps

 

[Palmetto]

My green brittlestar used to eat them too fast for them to jump out.

8O

I haven't had a jumper that I know of.

 

[Marcosreef]

They will jump. I lost my only one yesterday this way. Please keep a covered tank when housing these species.

Marco

 

[t-byrd]

put a lid on it.
i bought two, put them in the tank, and one jumped out of
the small opening at the back only 1 1/2 inches wide so i thought that would be ok to leave uncovered but he found it. the first night he was in the tank.

 

[Christyf5]

Definitely a lid. My firefish ricochets off the hood sometimes when something scares him. Scares the crap out of me. He's only done it twice in 2 years to my knowledge. Man those fish can move. I bet he could get some incredible airtime if I didn't have the lid on.

Christy
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[wombat1]

I kept one in an open top tank without it jumping. It was 80 gallons and he rarely strayed more than a few inches from his hole at the bottom. In the future, I will keep a top on. I think I was pretty lucky to not have him jump...

 

[Minh Nguyen]

Firefish go balistic to excapes from various things. If you keep multiple firefish, or other fish that will bother them, they likely will jump. They will also jump at night when the light turn out quickly all at once without warning.
My firefish in a 90 g tank never jumped (3 years)
BTW, fire fish do not live in group in aquarium. Pair or single only. They will chase and kill each other in the confind of the aquarium, even in my 450 g tank.
Minh

 

[reefland]

I had a nice purple firefish in my 10 gallon nano tank -- with lid on excelt for a small opening where powerhead/heater wires enter the tank. I assume he found it last week. Been MIA. I've had him for many months. Never noticed any previous jump attempts.