Hey everyone. I know the title is confusing, but let me explain. I woke up this morning and found one of my 4 inch thin-bar floating around on one side and then the other. I've seen this before with other fish that have died. There's 2 things that confuse me. 1. When I see the fish doing this I know that it will die, but how come my other fish are healthy? Also, #2 is what the title is about. When I saw my dying thin=bar this morning, I thought it was one of my stable ones. It wasn't. The dying one would always hide in the corner and be the "rare" black color. As it floats around dying, the colors are very stable. The yellow is bright and the stripes are very dark. The colors are sharper than my most stable dat. I thought dats become stable when they feel secure and comfortable? How come mine has become stable as its dying. Any feedback is appreciated, the Doc.
Dying with Stable Colors
- Thread starter Dr_Shakalu
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1 - Thin bars are known for just dieing for no reason sometimes, especially while they are young. While it wont explain why it died, it may explain why the rest of your NTT are ok.
2 - I have heard this before. Most dats are stable while happy and dull when unhappy or scared. But some ppl swear that their dats are unstable all the time but then when scared, or when a new fish has been introduced they get stable. My theory is that it is a defensive mech. Since this dat was dieing it probably knew it was more susceptible to preditors so it brightened up to say "look I am healthy and dangerous, dont come near me"
In the wild the fish that are the brightest, are usually that way because they do not need to be camouflaged, it is a sign to other fish that either they are posionous or are very formitable. Maybe your thin bar was trying to mimic this because it felt is was open to attack.
This is just a theory though - I have no basis on it
2 - I have heard this before. Most dats are stable while happy and dull when unhappy or scared. But some ppl swear that their dats are unstable all the time but then when scared, or when a new fish has been introduced they get stable. My theory is that it is a defensive mech. Since this dat was dieing it probably knew it was more susceptible to preditors so it brightened up to say "look I am healthy and dangerous, dont come near me"
In the wild the fish that are the brightest, are usually that way because they do not need to be camouflaged, it is a sign to other fish that either they are posionous or are very formitable. Maybe your thin bar was trying to mimic this because it felt is was open to attack.
This is just a theory though - I have no basis on it
I like it!TCZeli;1136613; said:1 - Thin bars are known for just dieing for no reason sometimes, especially while they are young. While it wont explain why it died, it may explain why the rest of your NTT are ok.
2 - I have heard this before. Most dats are stable while happy and dull when unhappy or scared. But some ppl swear that their dats are unstable all the time but then when scared, or when a new fish has been introduced they get stable. My theory is that it is a defensive mech. Since this dat was dieing it probably knew it was more susceptible to preditors so it brightened up to say "look I am healthy and dangerous, dont come near me"
In the wild the fish that are the brightest, are usually that way because they do not need to be camouflaged, it is a sign to other fish that either they are posionous or are very formitable. Maybe your thin bar was trying to mimic this because it felt is was open to attack.
This is just a theory though - I have no basis on it
I've found the same thing with my indos. The more scared they are the better the color which is the opposite of what most people say. For example the bully of the tank has the worst colors, and the smallest one who gets picked on all the time has the best. Also I found that the color up when I am doing water changes and tank maintenance.
TCZeli;1136613; said:1 - Thin bars are known for just dieing for no reason sometimes, especially while they are young. While it wont explain why it died, it may explain why the rest of your NTT are ok.
2 - I have heard this before. Most dats are stable while happy and dull when unhappy or scared. But some ppl swear that their dats are unstable all the time but then when scared, or when a new fish has been introduced they get stable. My theory is that it is a defensive mech. Since this dat was dieing it probably knew it was more susceptible to preditors so it brightened up to say "look I am healthy and dangerous, dont come near me"
In the wild the fish that are the brightest, are usually that way because they do not need to be camouflaged, it is a sign to other fish that either they are posionous or are very formitable. Maybe your thin bar was trying to mimic this because it felt is was open to attack.
This is just a theory though - I have no basis on it
I think this sounds very plausible...well done.
