dan39decoy
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I have had my purple firefish for about 4 months. Recently, I restructured the rockwork of my tank upon the addition of two baby ocellaris clowns and the removal of a nasty three-stripe damsel. Over the past few weeks, it seems as though the firefish spends a great deal more time hiding than I had ever noticed (before moving the rock).
I am wondering if this is simply a case of a preferred behavior being exhibited because there are more attractive caves and hiding places present now, or if this change in behavior is something to be concerned about. There doesn't appear to be any change in mentality when it is swimming in the open (i.e. eats normally, doesn't gasp, looks happy, etc)...just less overall time in the open. My fourth fish is a six-line wrasse and all exist extremely peacefully.
Thanks for any info/reassurance you could give me.
>>>Dan
Bonus assorted beginner questions:
1. If an astrea snail falls off of the glass and lands upside down, does it have the capacity to turn itself over. It seems like whenever this happens, I'll wait days for it to move on its own and it won't. Then I'll actually flip it myself and in short time it will be mobile again.
2. I have been very careful not to go overboard with tank population, so I've been trying to err on the side of caution with my number and size of my fish. However, success quickly breeds greed, and I'm starting to itch for one final addition. I would like some kind of blenny (midas, bicolor, ?) -- I'm looking for something small with large personality. Would this be too much? Do you have any suggestions? I would be more than happy to hear a resounding "NO" if it sounds like I already have a full house.
Sorry for the long post and thanks for your advice.
I am wondering if this is simply a case of a preferred behavior being exhibited because there are more attractive caves and hiding places present now, or if this change in behavior is something to be concerned about. There doesn't appear to be any change in mentality when it is swimming in the open (i.e. eats normally, doesn't gasp, looks happy, etc)...just less overall time in the open. My fourth fish is a six-line wrasse and all exist extremely peacefully.
Thanks for any info/reassurance you could give me.
>>>Dan
Bonus assorted beginner questions:
1. If an astrea snail falls off of the glass and lands upside down, does it have the capacity to turn itself over. It seems like whenever this happens, I'll wait days for it to move on its own and it won't. Then I'll actually flip it myself and in short time it will be mobile again.
2. I have been very careful not to go overboard with tank population, so I've been trying to err on the side of caution with my number and size of my fish. However, success quickly breeds greed, and I'm starting to itch for one final addition. I would like some kind of blenny (midas, bicolor, ?) -- I'm looking for something small with large personality. Would this be too much? Do you have any suggestions? I would be more than happy to hear a resounding "NO" if it sounds like I already have a full house.
Sorry for the long post and thanks for your advice.