L-114 shyness

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bigamefish
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L-114 shyness

Post by bigamefish »

Hello again I am just wondering how shy a juvenile 2.5 inch L-114 would be?
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Chouin
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Re: L-114 shyness

Post by Chouin »

Small L114 are very shy.
They almost only go out at night during feeding time.
But it get better when the reach 4", they are less shy.
Mine are 7-8" and not shy anymore.

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125g: L07, L24 (4x), L65, L114 (4x), L160 (3x), Adonis (2x), L190.
125g :L25 (3x), L160 (2x), L114 (2x), L81, L200
125g : Mega Barrae, L18, L24 (3x), L104, L106, L177, L273 Yellow, L425 (6x)
75g: L114, L273 Red (2x), L273 Yellow, L600.
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yayfish24
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Re: L-114 shyness

Post by yayfish24 »

I never really saw mine. Ocassionally I got to see a small bit of tail but that was it.
Linus_Cello
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Re: L-114 shyness

Post by Linus_Cello »

My largest one is 5-5.5" SL. It's the biggest fish in the tank, but yet it likes to hide in a ceramic log (which luckily is near the side of the tank where I can see it easily). Mine like to be near the current of the cannister intake. I guess the benefit of my L114 being shy is that my plants aren't destroyed.
Squidward
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Re: L-114 shyness

Post by Squidward »

Mine started out very shy. I never saw it for the first few months that I had it.
But as it got bigger it came out more and more. Particularly at feeding time.
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