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tothna
04-02-2006, 12:57 PM
I have a butti that is probably about 4-5" and it is constantly swimming at the glass with his mouth wide open and pressed up against the glass. What is this about? Is it maybe trying to attack it's reflection?
loach43
04-02-2006, 1:27 PM
Nothing wrong, It's personality!
Could very well be trying to attack his reflection. Could even be trying to attack you.
Are you turning your light off at night? Could be from lack of sleep.. I killed some african cichlids this way when I first started keeping fish..
tothna
04-13-2006, 12:02 AM
Yeah, I turn the light off at night
buddah101
04-19-2006, 11:18 AM
Mine is acting up too!... Keeps ramming the top-glass. I thought it was maybe after the algae but I'm speculating that it sees it's own reflection. MIght need help on this one.
lgcichlids
04-19-2006, 11:42 AM
I've had zillions of these beasts..have one huge one now...and they will do this constantly to fight their reflection.....better the glass then their tank mates
Ripdevil
11-06-2006, 1:27 PM
thats a lot of aggressive fish in that tank
I think he probably wants to kill you for putting him in the tank with other fish.
cichlid_25
12-07-2006, 6:54 PM
I think its part of their personality. The old LFS that i worked at had a huge 14" butti that always did that to people walking by its tank thinking it would be fed. It was hilarious becuz little kids always got scared by it...:ROFL:
Opiate
12-08-2006, 7:37 PM
damn....i want 1...might have to do a ring around hehe
my wife had a 7inch GT that did that all day once, the next morning it had jumped outta her tank and died.....hope yours does'nt do that