Im sure I will get some interesting answers, but does it matter or is it odd if a fish keeps their tube down for over a month? With no female in sight and living alone? Is it bad, indifferent? Just curious please dont write back anything like "hes ready to make babies"..this I know. My question is only in regards to health..it also just seems odd to me.
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On my larger cichlids, I usually can see their tube. I assume its normal and just means that they're at a mature age.
Yeah. Just odd, his is always down while others who I have are not. Started like a month ago and he stills keeps it up. I dono
Yeah hes completely normal. Very active, eats a ton, lot of variety in his diet...it went down when there was a female in there for a cpl weeks...shes been gone weeks now and hes the same, lot of digging and tube down.
Digging is common but I do not know. Am going to take out his pot and see if that changes anything.
Digging is common but I do not know. Am going to take out his pot and see if that changes anything.
I had a male red devil that did that. It was that way for over a year and then it went back inside. I thought it was odd as well. If the fish seems healthy and all might not be any cause for concern.
Jenny craig that's funny. But might work, I feed all my fish on the heavy side and have to make myself go a few days a month without feeding. I would try it.
Jenny craig that's funny. But might work, I feed all my fish on the heavy side and have to make myself go a few days a month without feeding. I would try it.
Hes only around 5 inches. Not fat, but well fed. Was away for 3 days twice in last 3 weeks and they did not get to eat at all. Hes definitely not sick, crazy active and hungry. Only feed twice a day and I usually end up feeling like I could always feed my fish more. Im not concerned with him being sick, more of a what is going on with him type of question. Thanks for the responses.
Yeah I don't think he sounds sick, sick fish "tell" you they are sick with there actions. Like I said I had a fish that did that too. It just went away. Mine was super healthy too and that's why I dident worry much about it. Good question though I wonder if anyone knows what it is.