I want him!

So I was at an LFS today and they had a 6 inch african aro for sale. He "followed" me around the room from his tank and bobbed up and down whenever I approached, going so far as to stick his head above water. The owner said that he only did that for certain people. He acted like he wanted to jump into my lap like a funny looking dog. Unfortunately, my 55 and 30 gallon tanks aren't big enough for one I want to know if this behavior is normal.

I couldn't help but call him adorable. But I don't have the time to invest in feeding the little guy nor the tank space *sigh* otherwise I would have broken out a can of earth worms and plopped him into the 250 gallon that I dream of but don't have.....

I love personality fish. That's the one thing that I don't like about specialist shops, there's always so many intelligent fish with so many different personalities and I want them all!

ehh said:

buying a large tank is not possible?

someone donated a midevil to my store about 6 months ago and i fell in love with him. aside from the huge fight it caused it with my gf, im so happy i brought him home.

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No, I'm a college student with a limited budget. Right now it's mainly gouramis, angels, fancy bettas, blood parrots, and small plecos that I keep. Oh, and ghost knives, my favorite fish. It is my dream one day to have an african aro and today just made me long for it all the more. Of course, I will still have to have my knives, angels, and bettas. But not all in the same tank!

Very good advice Thanks.

Yeah, I can dream, but for now my angels and fancy bettas keep me happy.