Parrot Fish

Courtney · 06-19-2005, 08:45 AM

I was wondering Does anyone know , what it means when a parrot raises her top fin , she does it alot anymore at first i thought she was mad or unhappy but now she does it when she watches "Her" SNAIL eggs, yes i said Snail eggs...

**Cichlid Man** · 06-19-2005, 11:35 AM

It's body laguage, a full raised dorsal fin and gills flared is an aggressive territorial threat, all fins raised with a sudden movement is shock, all fins close to the body is a submissive jester, and the dorsal fin flattened with the first few rays standing is a display of submission at the same time as aggression.

BigAction · 06-19-2005, 08:57 PM

Cichlids will tend to do this very often as they are more aggressive fish. It's normal behavior I see it all the time in my tank.

Courtney · 06-20-2005, 11:57 AM

Oh, ok thank you, i have had her a couple of years now and she just started doing this when, I HAD a pacu in there and she did it alot, and now he is gone and she does it at the bag of snail eggs and at the tank looking out sometimes..

06-19-2005, 08:45 AM	#1
Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	Parrot Fish I was wondering Does anyone know , what it means when a parrot raises her top fin , she does it alot anymore at first i thought she was mad or unhappy but now she does it when she watches "Her" SNAIL eggs, yes i said Snail eggs...

06-19-2005, 11:35 AM	#2
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	It's body laguage, a full raised dorsal fin and gills flared is an aggressive territorial threat, all fins raised with a sudden movement is shock, all fins close to the body is a submissive jester, and the dorsal fin flattened with the first few rays standing is a display of submission at the same time as aggression. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers. Last edited by Cichlid Man; 06-19-2005 at 11:48 AM.

06-19-2005, 08:57 PM	#3
BigAction Member Join Date: May 2005 Age: 23 Posts: 31	Cichlids will tend to do this very often as they are more aggressive fish. It's normal behavior I see it all the time in my tank. __________________ 55 gallon 1 Pseudotropheus estherae 2 Labidochromis caeruleus 2 Pseudotropheus demasoni 1 Maylandia callainos 1 Melanochromis johannii 1 Melanochromis auratus 1 Pseudotropheus socofoli albino 1 Rubberlipped Pleco 10 gallon Bumblee Cichlid http://community.webshots.com/album/368134284JLZuRv

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Courtney Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rogers, Ohio, USA Age: 25 Posts: 260	Oh, ok thank you, i have had her a couple of years now and she just started doing this when, I HAD a pacu in there and she did it alot, and now he is gone and she does it at the bag of snail eggs and at the tank looking out sometimes..

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