I been watching my Jewel cichlid doing some funny stuff. I'll see it start at one end of the tank, then swim towards the other doing a pattern. It will go behind the filter intake, over the heater, around the plant, through the cave then back to the beginning and repeats it the exact same way over and over. It will do it like 10-15 times then it changes the pattern. Instead this time it will make small changes like instead of going over the heater it will go under it, or instead of behind the filter intake it will go in front of it.
It usually will do it after it eats or in the morning when the lights come on. Sometimes when it does these obstacle courses, during one of them another fish will get in the way and block the fish. Then the fish either immediately changes course, or will stop and look for a second and then figure out what way to go, it might go under the fish, or over or around.
You ever see your fish do this stuff? The fish looks happy when it does it. Alot of times I see the fish swimming from one side of the tank all the way to the other in a straight line. It will stay close to the glass and speed all the way to the other end, then speed all the way back.
It usually will do it after it eats or in the morning when the lights come on. Sometimes when it does these obstacle courses, during one of them another fish will get in the way and block the fish. Then the fish either immediately changes course, or will stop and look for a second and then figure out what way to go, it might go under the fish, or over or around.
You ever see your fish do this stuff? The fish looks happy when it does it. Alot of times I see the fish swimming from one side of the tank all the way to the other in a straight line. It will stay close to the glass and speed all the way to the other end, then speed all the way back.
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