GSP with "gas"?

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marfisa
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GSP with "gas"?

Post by marfisa »

Ever just sitting there watching your puffer, and all of a sudden, you catch a whiff of some funky krill-like smell? And you sit there, and you wonder, can I even ask someone this, or will they think I'm crazy? Can you really ask a bunch of strangers, "hey, do you know if fish... fart?"

Seriously though, it's happened several times. The tank is only 5-6 feet away from my computer where I spend most of my day. Has anyone else ever experienced anything like this? By the way, I'm talking about a 5 inch GSP in a 36 gallon tank. And it's not after a feeding or anything. It's just out of nowhere!
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apparently some fish communicate with their school by farting. true story! http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4343
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HilARious. I always knew Byron (bf) was part fish..LOL
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there goes "it was the dog" and here comes "it was the fish" LOL
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Post by OraLacerta »

Wow Phaedrus, what a strange but interesting link! Hope my Pangasius Catfish doesn't get into that...
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Post by marfisa »

So shall I assume that the communication here was either "give me more shrimp" or "give me more snails"? *grin*
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lisalisa wrote:HilARious. I always knew Byron (bf) was part fish..LOL
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