Hello folks!
I have a H. Nemurus, who was free due to living in a small tank and outgrowing it. The old owners also asked me to take their RTC since he was also getting to big for the 40-50 gal, which they shared with other larger-species fish. I quarantined them in my 75gal before moving them to the big tank. Come spring, I am going to get a 800 gal PE tank, and move the catfish and my other biggles to that.
I've noticed the H Nemurus exhibiting odd behavior, where he seems to incessantly rub up against the underside of certain fish— particularly my blood parrot and male JD. He doesn’t appear to be trying to harm the fish, other than annoying them. He’s not biting at their underside, nor trying to gouge them with his pectoral spines.
Back in the day, I had a Raphael Striped Cat who did the same thing to one specific fish.
Can anyone give me insight to this behavior? Is it aggression? An indication that something might be wrong with the fish he’s doing it to?
Thank you ?
PS sorry for the poor video quality and the cloudy water. I had done a water change that morning.
I have a H. Nemurus, who was free due to living in a small tank and outgrowing it. The old owners also asked me to take their RTC since he was also getting to big for the 40-50 gal, which they shared with other larger-species fish. I quarantined them in my 75gal before moving them to the big tank. Come spring, I am going to get a 800 gal PE tank, and move the catfish and my other biggles to that.
I've noticed the H Nemurus exhibiting odd behavior, where he seems to incessantly rub up against the underside of certain fish— particularly my blood parrot and male JD. He doesn’t appear to be trying to harm the fish, other than annoying them. He’s not biting at their underside, nor trying to gouge them with his pectoral spines.
Back in the day, I had a Raphael Striped Cat who did the same thing to one specific fish.
Can anyone give me insight to this behavior? Is it aggression? An indication that something might be wrong with the fish he’s doing it to?
Thank you ?
PS sorry for the poor video quality and the cloudy water. I had done a water change that morning.