odd thing my gold nugget did

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arclight
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odd thing my gold nugget did

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My 2" Gold Nugget was hanging out on a piece of bog wood when a new member of the 180 g., a 4" L-128 came up & stopped about 3" away. Nothing agressive - he was just checking the GN out. The GN starts vibrating like crazy! Fins going at a blur. I've never seen a fish move its fins that fast. It does this for about 10 seconds, then slowly moves away.What might have been going on? A 'don't mess with me' kind of thing maybe?
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König Löwe
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Post by König Löwe »

I think it's a "don't mess with me" thing... Just showing who is in charge...
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My GN and Mango sometimes do this and the other day my new baby albino bristle and one of my red fin dwarf pl*cos were doing it to.
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catdoc
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Post by catdoc »

My Royal and leopard cactus do this if one comes into the other's territory. They flare their fins and quiver/vibrate. Kind of interesting to watch. If the intruder doesn't get the hint, the next thing is a good lashing with a tail! They've worked things out to where the display usually takes care of things. The Royal was sporting a few tatters before he caught on! (He's about twice the size of the leopard cactus, but still gets the crap beat out of him!)
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