Leo_ian Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 So i have this beautiful male lubbocki but he has always been scared of anyone that walks past, he is comfortable with other fish, even chasing some around. i have had him for about a month, how do i get him to be more showy Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Do you have other open swimmers? Sometimes fish take cues from other fish that things are safe; open swimmers can put some fish more at ease. 1 Quote Link to comment
mcarroll Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 20 hours ago, Leo_ian said: So i have this beautiful male lubbocki but he has always been scared of anyone that walks past, he is comfortable with other fish, even chasing some around. i have had him for about a month, how do i get him to be more showy How often do you spend >10 minutes in front of the tank uninterrupted? IME, for most fish, it only takes familiarity with you to warm them up. That said, these fish are known to be timid until acclimated to a new tank. What else do you have living in the tank with him? It could just be a matter of more time. Patience. 😊 2 Quote Link to comment
Leo_ian Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 Haha hes the meanest in the tank besides my chromis, I have a gramma, spriger damsel, red stripe cardinal 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I tend to find it takes up to or over a month for a fish to feel at home. Let it get used to it's new surroundings, noises and vibrations. It will soon be out and about all the time 👍🏼 2 Quote Link to comment
afcajax73 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 If it's any consolation.. My royal gramma was the opposite... he was all up in everyones face for the first two months, now he seems to hide under every rock going when someone other than me walks in the room... funny little fellers! 1 Quote Link to comment
Leo_ian Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 Haha my gramma is the most skittish in the tank even though he's the least bullied and the oldest fish there 😬 1 Quote Link to comment
Leo_ian Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 On 10/26/2020 at 10:05 PM, seabass said: Do you have other open swimmers? Sometimes fish take cues from other fish that things are safe; open swimmers can put some fish more at ease. I mostly have open water swimmers because of my implusive self when i was younger Quote Link to comment
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