My elephant nose is the funniest thing I've ever seen. He does this really strange thing and I was wondering if anyone else has one that does it too. He like to stick his head into the gills of my very large gold fish, and does it more when they are eating? lol i haven't a clue what he is doing. He always nuzzles everyone in the tank, but really bugs my goldfish. I don't think they like the way it feels when he sticks his lil chin in their gills. lol Can anyone explain what the deal is??
Silly Peanut!!
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never heard of anything like it other than with say some of the paracitic aquatic species. does the goldfish seem to be in pain or distress whilst this happens? all i can think of is that maybe it is eating some of the gills? just my thoughts.
The goldfish don't seem to like it at all. They swim away quickly and do look as though it bothers them. I don't think he is eating their gills though. Maybe sucking small particles of food as they eat?? He tends to do it more aggressively when they are eating earthworms. The only thing I've ever seen Peanut eat is bloodworms, which he Loves.
I have personally never seen this from an elephant nose before. The only thing I can think of is that it is trying to eat something. Food, fluke, or other parasite. Of course it could just be that the elephant nose has a gill fetish.
That could very well be the case. lol He does love to nuzzle EVERYTHING in the tank, live or inanimate lol. Crazy lil fish. I love him so!! He is about the only fish that my cichlids don't mess with.
