It's been over ten months and my dovii is still shy!!!

[cichlid fiend]

i know it sounds stupid maybe be in that room more often so he sees u more maybe just scared cause holy **** here comes a big thing after me , then u leave u know

Or his water finally cleared up and now the fish can see how funny its owner looks!!!

Sorry it was to easy!!!!

 

[LowCel]

Thanks. Unfortunately there isn't much to do in that room other than spend a little time watching the fish. I don't think I could manage to spend two or three hours a day in there. Here is a picture of the setup from the upstairs balcany area (old picture from when I first setup the 300).

 

[armac]

All fish have different personalities, yours may be shy forever.

 

[MD_Festae]

My young Dovii (5-6") is getting a little better. He finally will eat in front of me, but hauls a** when he see's the camera. My tank is in the unfinished basement so not a lot of traffic. But my JD in the tank next to it is always out and about and the JD is smaller. I do notice that if he sees her he will come out more. Time will tell I guess.

Heres a bad pic of him finnishing off a beefheart.

 

[souljah2009]

lowcel thats funnt my kitchen looks the same way ...but there is nights ill take the laptop and just sit atthe table yeah it sucks but u know do what u gotta do ...like i had said befoe afte about a ft he was alot better

 

[LowCel]

lowcel thats funnt my kitchen looks the same way ...but there is nights ill take the laptop and just sit atthe table yeah it sucks but u know do what u gotta do ...like i had said befoe afte about a ft he was alot better

Thanks, this is actually the dining room though. The kitchen is quite a bit larger and has cabinets, a stove, and a couple of fridges instead of fishtanks. ;p Wife won't let me have any tanks in there or it would probably have a tank or two as well.

 

[souljah2009]

lol ok smarta**....lol our kitchen dining room are connected in one big room ...yeah wifey got mad but once i filled it i told her she could move it where ever see wanted it ..LOL

 

[Citrinellus]

Have you considered dithers? Maybe a few silver dollars will give him the confidence.

 

[Gruff Master]

My Festae hide most of the time except to feed and at night. I hope it's something that will go away as they grow. I feel your pain! Having a large tank with nothing to see but rocks and decor is quite boring. I hope your Dovii begins to swim and display how great he looks soon. This really surprises me though, I always assumed that Dovii weren't shy at all. Good luck!

 

[irishfan]

BTW awesome dining room. I had a fish who was like that...he needed more seeing of ppl and then when I put a few buddies in his tank it helped. Dithers like above...well anything that will swim a lot and not be scared seemed to help me out. Im sure he will soon realize he is a beast and runs sht