Well I bought a mollie to put in with Chomper and it was fine for a minute or 2.
But then every time the mollie came near him, Chomper would freeze in his spot, spread out his tail and stay totally frozen for a few seconds. His black dots also went very faint.
So I took out the mollie.
Can anyone tell me why he did that - froze, spread his tail, and lost a lot of colour?
He's totally normal now that the mollie's gone - he only did that when the mollie came near by
I am so confused !
Does anyone recommend a better type of tank mate maybe?
Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
He may just be very territorial, but too much of a chicken walrus to do anything?
I just guess he doesn't like the Mollie =/
I just guess he doesn't like the Mollie =/
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
oh yea, and I figured if he was scarred..... he woulda puffed? ... so i figured what happened today could've been something other than territory
he's puffed once before...
maybe he was prepuffing or something? haha
he's puffed once before...
maybe he was prepuffing or something? haha
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
lol. Possibly. I would think he would puff if he was scared. Maybe he wasn't scared, just didn't want him in there? =/
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
I think he was in love, and that was his way of blushing and not knowing what to say... 
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
I think that GSP's are more likely to book it when they are scared versus puffing. He was probably executing some type of dominance buy spreading all out like that. He will probably be better off alone in his tank I think as far as the tank mates go. 
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
AAh agnate you romantic 
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
the flare sounds like a territorial display to say look how big I am
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
I guess I'm really wondering why he froze...he totally froze and went super light coloured hisblack dots even fainted.
I know when he's scared of something, yea he runs away very quickly. It was kinda like he froze and was thinking "I'm not moving, you can't see me"
I know when he's scared of something, yea he runs away very quickly. It was kinda like he froze and was thinking "I'm not moving, you can't see me"
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
He may have been trying to be incognito and ambush.
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
You may just have a weird GSP. But my opinion is that it was a territorial display and he was communicting wiht the molly through his skin.
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Re: Strange GSP behaviour today... help?
Well, it is pretty much a gamble no matter what type of a tank mate you put in there. What size tank do you have and what level of salt?
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