My greedy guppies, or baby factorys as I call them, love seeign me, because I feed them. My neons dont come up to see me but they also don't run from me, when i come up to the tank.
However my bala sharks a scary fish, maybe thats how they are, but they are super scary.
if i walk past my mayan it gets scared and rushes away. but if u stay there for a few seconds it comes to the glass and bashes it trying to eat me.. .but the glass is really thick so this 11" fish is making as much damage as a guppy would =P
My Malawis are like little puppies when I come up to the tank. My large CA/SA cichlids are hit or miss. When I walk by the tank and don't stop, they scatter and hide. But if I walk up to the tank to feed them, they are super excited. My Flowerhorn hides whenever I come up to the tank as do the several hundred baby JDs I have. My wife's community tank goes nuts when one of us come to the tank. But I do miss my old Oscar. He was an aquatic version of a dog. He would wag his tail and follow me everywhere in his tank and would take food out of my hand. The second I would walk into my house, he would start.
My CA's all hide as soon as anyone comes into the fish room; some of those fish I've had well over a year. Every time I try to get a picture of those tanks it's like: "Oh look, a picture of an empty fish tank!
My BGK NEVER comes out from his hiding spot. If I want to see him I have to sneak down to the tank at midnight with a dim flashlight. I actually getting pretty bored with that fish.
The planted tank residents (livebearers) all get excited to see me, they crowd the surface of the tank waiting for food.
Now the goldfish; I have to say they have a lot of personality, even my DH likes them. They are always out and active. They will follow you as far as the tank lets them.
My cats run when i make quick movements near them. Like making my bed and stuff scares them and if i move fast while watching them they hide, but if i move slow they will come near me and they like to watch me as much as i watch them. They always calm down when they see me pick up the food can.
i agree i also think lively tank mates help. my black aro would freak out anytime i walked by but now he's in with a couple friends (jar, RTGG, delhezi bichir) and he's way more relaxed, and eating better. +1 for dithering
