health of new purple firefish

[v2k]

I purchased yesterday about 3 oclock a purple firefish, who seemed fine at the store. In my tank however he was swimming head down a lot, today he is hding a great deal (understandable) but also swimming head up, like a dolphin. I recall that my other firefish behaved funny the first few days too...however I am curious to know if this is some behaviour firefish exhibit or should I be worried?

As soon as the store opens at 12 I am calling them for advice.

Thank you, V2k

[CD]

I've never seen my firefish doing this... :unsure
Two questions - 1.) What are the water parameters in your tank (incl. salinity, temp. PH, ammonia, nitrites, etc...) 2.) How long did you drip acclimate the fish, and how much of a difference was there in the salinity between the bag water and your tank?

W.

[Reef69]

Hey Wendy, there are 2 threads of the exact same thing.. :unsure ..already asked for parameters on the other one..LOL

v2k*--Please help if you have any advice to offer: my purple firefish is now lying on its side on th bottom of the aquarium,,it is still breathing but otherwise not moving...is there any hope?

[CD]

Ahhh...OK
Is this the same firefish, or did they have two? Sounds like the one laying on the bottom is a gonner :(

W.

[Flobex]

hmmm... you said you just bought him, so i would give him a few days to get used to everything. im sure he is very stressed, or it coul have been a diseased fish from the store...

[Tim Marvin]

I'm guessing this is the same one. Why did you put it in if the water wasn't right? I thought you had it for a while.

[Tim Marvin]

By the way, I am not trying to put you down. I am just wondering if a LFS gave you bad advice, or you just didn't know any better. Which LFS are you getting the advice from?

[v2k]

Please little fish, forgive my ignorance,.

I don't know what a n LFS is but I presume you mean the marine shop. I could blame their incorrect advice, but I cannot also avoid my own lack of judgment. I plead being new to this. I do have one firefish which is happy and have had for a couple of months, so I thought I would know how to care for another. Next time I buy a fish, I promise the water will be perfect and it will be the only livestock I purchase so that I can concentrate my efforts on drip acclimatizing it. Poor little fish, I ask its forgiveness.