Unusual Orino Behavior

[SumoNinja]

The orino on the right now stays in the middle of the tank a lot where the bubbles are and will chase anyone who comes close to the bubbles. They are next to a window so I don't turn on the lights during the day. I turn on the lights like from 6pm until i go to bed.

When that light comes on that orino guarding his bubbles goes on super attack mode. It aggresively beats anyone up near the friggin bubbles. I trip out because it's the most beautiful when it gets like that. It's fins are all flared up and it's colors are all awesome.

I noticed too during the last feeding,............ it didn't eat. It just stayed by it's bubbles while the other four was like piranhas on a t-bone steak.

So what is it doing? It's acting like it's guarding eggs or something,........ my camera takes videos too but how do I post it. I'd like to show you guys,..........

 

[channarox]

sounds like territory protection IMO.
its possible hes just very caught up in protecting his territory that he didnt eat.
plus hes pretty big right now so i dont think he minds not eating for a day.
just my two cents.
very weird theory though...

 

[SumoNinja]

sounds like territory protection IMO.
its possible hes just very caught up in protecting his territory that he didnt eat.
plus hes pretty big right now so i dont think he minds not eating for a day.
just my two cents.
very weird theory though...

yea it just started doing that like this week. it never was like that before. i was thinking it's just territorial too. but this behavior just came out of no where

 

[channarox]

yea it just started doing that like this week. it never was like that before. i was thinking it's just territorial too. but this behavior just came out of no where

not a cichla,
but i remember i had a snakehead that did that all of the sudden.
also had a perruno do that.

 

[High City Rida]

Do you have a youtube account? If so you can post your video there and share the link here with copy and paste. I have no idea other then territorial commentment as well.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Sounds very strange i have a ray that spends most of its time in the bubbles.

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

sounds normal but him not eating isnt normal.. check your water parameters

 

[Rebel Souljah]

beautiful bass bro...hopefully you find out soon!

 

[SumoNinja]

i'm gonna try and get a video,............. thanks for comments guys

 

[robkob]

Try rearranging the rocks and dwood. I don't know if you have enough in there to make a difference, but it's worth a shot. Orinos can be mean SOBs.