Anyones black convict attack their gravel Vac ?

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Sniperofgods

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Just wondering if anyone else's black convict attacks the bottom of the vac when they are vacuuming gunk off the gravel ? Mine did this today he went up the vac kinda got real close and looked at it and then boom hit and and did this a couple times and lost interest and then came back and did it again it was kinda funny. If he does it next time i am vacuuming i will post a video if my g/f is home so she can tape it lol.

Also there is no fry in the tank and i don't think they are planning on breeding but who knows lol he even got close to my hand when i was moving the plant after i knocked it out of the gravel.
 
My Livingstonii's have a passion for attacking the vac. i dont know what it is but they go crazy when i vac, LOL
 
I was rearranging the rocks yesterday, and my male attacked my hand....He kept snapping at my fingers and hand........I got use to it after like the tenth bite.............
 
I have an EBJD that's just over an inch long that did the same thing the other day.

Had me surprised, I hear most of them aren't like that (especially at that size) but mine seems to have a great personality already
 
My Syno Eupterus swims up the 30" tube from my python when I do water changes! I have to stop him cause he is nearly 7" and very fat and he clogs the tube and is very hard to get out!
 
importracer;4887513; said:
I was rearranging the rocks yesterday, and my male attacked my hand....He kept snapping at my fingers and hand........I got use to it after like the tenth bite.............

Lol yeah, mine is a little guy atm close to about 2 inches of so, but he thinks he is the king of the tank no matter what gets in his way haha a lil beast for sure

AcsFoolMike;4887580; said:
I have an EBJD that's just over an inch long that did the same thing the other day.

Had me surprised, I hear most of them aren't like that (especially at that size) but mine seems to have a great personality already

Yeah mine suprised me because before he would just run and hide but i think now he is more adjusted to seeing me and was like okay what is this thing oh it smells funny im gonna attack it lol.
 
I've had alot of CA's do this.
When I had my big RD (14"TL) he knocked the tube right outta my hand once.

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If the vac gets close to their territory, he'll go right after it. Convicts are super territorial.
 
Royaldoa;4892252; said:
If the vac gets close to their territory, he'll go right after it. Convicts are super territorial.


Yeah no doubt, but he only started doing that once he got use to me because any other time he would hide like no dont net me dont net me lol.
 
Sniperofgods;4892297; said:
Yeah no doubt, but he only started doing that once he got use to me because any other time he would hide like no dont net me dont net me lol.

haha, yea, they seem to have to 'trust' you. Great fish, a lot of personality in them :)
 
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