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Post by fishfever on May 3, 2009 11:18:37 GMT -5
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Post by murdock6701 on May 3, 2009 19:19:33 GMT -5
lots of nice healthy, happy fish at that party! not to mention colorful - nice tank!
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Post by bikeguy33 on May 3, 2009 20:13:39 GMT -5
looks like they figure it is the last meal they will ever eat....lol. they look happy and healthy...
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Post by goldenpuon on May 4, 2009 15:42:15 GMT -5
lol That remind me of my goldfish when I drop in an algae wafer as a treatonly they are even more forceful about pushing each other out of the way! Your fish sure love their algae wafer/cracker! They aren't even taking turns. They need to learn manners. XD
Very healthy and active. They look like they are doing well.
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Post by Carl on May 4, 2009 16:06:34 GMT -5
Nice video! The Mollies were first to arrive here (not a surprise), but they were soon joined by others! Carl
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Post by goldenpuon on May 4, 2009 17:10:59 GMT -5
I should post a video of my goldfish going after an algae wafer sometime. Also my guppies. lol Only I think I need to get them a healthier brand of algae wafer before I feed it to them.
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Post by fishfever on May 4, 2009 20:18:41 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Yes Carl, I think the 3 mollies can "smell" the algae much like a cat is drawn to fish! Rarely does a cracker get unnoticed for more than 30 seconds no matter where the mollies are in the tank.
Another video I probably should have made is this circular "dance" the baby platies do whenever someone stops by the aquarium or sits in front of it. They all swarm to the feeding ring and swim rapidly as a group in a circle, sometimes as many as 3 full revolutions before they pile up into the front glass and start begging! Unfortunately I gave away more than a dozen of the biggest babies to Petco (they have a community adoption tank) and the smaller babies aren't nearly as synchronized without their ringleaders. Maybe they'll start doing it again as they get bigger and I'll make sure to capture this behavior; it's really quite funny!
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Post by babygeige on May 4, 2009 23:08:40 GMT -5
That is a cute video. I think they're so funny when they swarm around food and try to push each other around like that.
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Post by goldenpuon on May 5, 2009 16:05:47 GMT -5
Mine swim in like that too when they want food! I've observed guppy fry as young under a week old doing that when they wanted to be fed. I call it "begging" for food. Does anyone else get this with their fish? Now I'm curious. I wonder if there's any other meaning behind other than they want food.
I'd be very interested in a video of your fish begging. I've seen guppies, goldfish, and bettas beg but never some of the fish you have. Please post it if you can.
Your first video was great!
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Post by kagome on May 5, 2009 16:34:28 GMT -5
Renee, I've seen my rainbows beg as well. I've also seen schools of African cichlids follow people as they walk past the tank. They know a person walking up to tank always precedes being fed so that's what they're hoping whenever they see someone near the tank. Carp in ponds will practically pile themselves up on top of each other to beg for food and I've even seen populations of wild fish that are used to being fed by people beg for food. I've read that discus are smart enough that they can even distinguish that it is a certain person who always feeds them and so they react much more to that person than if someone else walks up to the tank.
fishfever--I would also like to see a video of your fish begging. I think it is so cute when fish do that, it's another thing I like about my rainbows.
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Post by fishfever on May 5, 2009 21:43:26 GMT -5
Ok, I'll try to make a video of it. The smaller babies aren't as synchronized as the larger babies we gave to Petco so they usually only circle once instead of 2-3 times racing around in a loop. Then they all pile up at the front glass and look at you waiting for dinner service. I've noticed the adult fish notice the commotion and swim up there as well but they don't circle like the babies.
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Post by fishfever on May 11, 2009 18:13:34 GMT -5
This is kind of blurry (like most videos with moving fish), and they only circled once before they beg but you can get the idea from this video: s558.photobucket.com/albums/ss25/fishfever/?action=view¤t=Circlingaroundthefeedingring.flvToo bad they aren't as synchronized like they were with the older babies. I checked Petco and half of the babies have been adopted so maybe they are leading others to circle in another tank somewhere... Also the adult fish see the babies get excited so they swim up there and cause the group of babies to break up more. I also notice that they seem swim counterclockwise; I'm guessing this is due to them originating south of the equator so I'll have my work cut out for me to get them to swim in the right direction! ;-)
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Post by Carl on May 11, 2009 18:23:12 GMT -5
Sort of like small red piranha Nice active fish with great appetites, good job with your aquarium! Carl
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Post by fishfever on May 11, 2009 18:46:08 GMT -5
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Post by goldenpuon on May 12, 2009 16:23:44 GMT -5
lol Very cute. Looks my mother platy want some. So many hungry mouths, so little food. XD I also saw the begging video. Very cute and well. They look healthy. Fish really need a hobby, besides eating that is. On a different note, when my fish beg, it is more direct and they pace and go in circiles frantically (much faster). This is particularly the times of day they are fed. Speaking of feeding, I think I'll give my goldfish an algae wafer/cracker tonight. They can have a party like your's did. Thanks for sharing. I highly enjoyed yoru videos!
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Post by fishfever on May 12, 2009 21:10:26 GMT -5
Thanks, I enjoyed making them as well! I only regret not making the circling video when I had the older babies; back then the adults did not swim up which kind of interferes with the circling. When things were good the babies all stayed in a large, fairly tight group and swam as many as three full circles before the group broke apart and they started the begging. I know these aren't schooling fish but they sure did a great imitation!
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