Size
Some types of firefish can reach lengths of 3 inches.
Physical characteristics and behavior
The firefish is a slender, strikingly colorful sight. The dorsal fin has seven spines and has between twenty-seven and thirty-two soft rays, whereas the anal fin has one spine and has between twenty-eight and thirty-one soft rays. It has a white or yellow body that turns dark grey toward the tail, with a purple skull. Along their length, the fins are banded with various hues.
Habitat
Purple Firefish thrive in water that is between 72°F and 80°F, 8.1° to 8.4° pH, and 1.020° to 1.025° specific gravity.
Keeping as Pet
- Care Guide
How to take care of the lovely Purple Firefish is described in this section of the manual. Like other fish species, the best approach to guarantee that your fish remain healthy and live a long time is to give them an optimal home that as closely resembles their natural environment as you can.
- What size aquarium do purple firefish need?
You may raise Purple Firefish in a modest saltwater aquarium of at least 10 gallons because they only grow to be approximately 4 inches long.
In general, the more room you can provide these active fish, especially if they live in a community tank, the happier they will be. Depending on how big your tank is, you might be able to keep more than one Purple Firefish because they can each establish their own territories and keep to themselves. However, until each Firefish has enough space to occupy and claim as its own, there will always be a chance of a problem.
- Tank decoration
We advise picking a fine-grained, sandy material for the substrate of your tank. Because Purple Firefish spend a lot of time at the aquarium’s bottom, your fish may get hurt by the gritty gravel or coral there.
For a tank housing reef-safe Firefish, live rocks and corals are a fantastic addition. If you intend to introduce several fish to a big tank, make sure to give them plenty of tunnels and places to hide.
- Parameters for water
You must maintain the ideal water conditions for marine species if you want your fish to remain healthy. When referring to Purple Firefish, these specifications ought to be:
- Temperature: 72 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit
- pH: between 8.1 and 8.4 Specific gravity: ranging from 1.020 to 1.025
- Lighting: Under ordinary aquarium illumination, these fish thrive. While your corals require light to thrive, fish don’t. Use whatever lighting setup the other inhabitants of the tank prefer.
- Maintaining a Tank
To maintain the water in the tank clean and get rid of nitrates, you’ll need to perform partial water changes. Additionally, you must replace used media in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and remove and wash the filter media once a month or so.
- Tank Companions
Although Purple Firefish are mostly friendly with other species, such as invertebrates and corals, they can be violent toward members of their own species, as was already described.
Because of this, we advise that you keep no more than one Purple Firefish in a small setup, or perhaps two in a big tank with lots of hiding places.
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