Kissing Puffers?????

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hali
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Kissing Puffers?????

Post by hali »

heelo peeps - hope you all had a great christmas :D

i have 3 F8 puffs..... they tolerate each other! - but suddenly today two have started touching noses??? not a one off they have been at it all afternoon lol??? :?

any ideas??? - are they challenging each other or falling in love????? :lol:
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Re: Kissing Puffers?????

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8ball and 9ball used to do that. It looked line they were getting into a really good conversation!
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Post by hali »

well it does look cute lol
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it reminds me of the kissing gourami, where they lock lips as a sign of aggression
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Re: Kissing Puffers?????

Post by rengnath »

OCgatergal wrote:it reminds me of the kissing gourami, where they lock lips as a sign of aggression
+1

I would say the are "challenging" each other. I would just keep a close eye on them to see if they start getting too aggressive and causing injuries.
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Post by hali »

ok thanks x
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