Purple fire fish hiding

[Eddie7144]

Hello every one . I just got a pair of purple fire fish, this isn't the first time I have kept them, but this is the first time that the fish hide all the time. They took up residence under a large rock n Braley come out. They stray like maybe 5 inches from the rock but not further. It sucks caude they r pretty fish and I would like to see them swim in the table k like the others I had did. I have a lollypop tang 4 clowns a fairy wrasse and a spotted madarin . What's going on ?

 

[4FordFamily]

Hello every one . I just got a pair of purple fire fish, this isn't the first time I have kept them, but this is the first time that the fish hide all the time. They took up residence under a large rock n Braley come out. They stray like maybe 5 inches from the rock but not further. It sucks caude they r pretty fish and I would like to see them swim in the table k like the others I had did. I have a lollypop tang 4 clowns a fairy wrasse and a spotted madarin . What's going on ?

Well when they're new it can take them months to become comfortable enough to come out a lot. If it persists awhile, I'm guessing the clowns or tang may be scaring or bullying them. Not much you can do but remove aggressors or remove the aggressees

 

[4FordFamily]

Also that term (lollipop tang) is a rare name for powder brown tangs. Is that the fish you speak of? They can be quite aggressive.

 

[Eddie7144]

Yip powder brown tang, it's weird it don't bother no one in the tank

 

[Nuggs]

Everyone I've ever had took months to spend much time out. And if I had any larger fish I'd never see them.