Baby fahaka resting on powerhead

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bernardind
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Baby fahaka resting on powerhead

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Hello. Just bought two baby fahaka 2 weeks ago. First, i put them on my 24l aquarium. After a week, i realized that the aquarium is too small for both of them, and may stress them out. So, i bought a 57 l aquarium (for now, will upgrade when they got bigger). After few days, i realized that one of them always resting on the top of powerhead, and occasionally swimming near it. One more thing, his color always become darker or close to black.

Is it normal for him to do that? Or something makes him does that? And they always have this slimey thing on their body. Is it excessive mucus or just normal? Thank you.

PS: They are pretty small right now, about 4 cm. I see them fighting and chase each other sometimes (not frequently, but sometimes)

Image for him, and the slimey thing that both of them have

https://ibb.co/48XMkhm
https://ibb.co/BcmMrth
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Re: Baby fahaka resting on powerhead

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2 fahakas together will result in 2 dead fahakas. They are the most aggressive puffer species, even towards their own kind. My guess that one is being bullied by the other one.
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Re: Baby fahaka resting on powerhead

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Pufferpunk wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:43 pm 2 fahakas together will result in 2 dead fahakas. They are the most aggressive puffer species, even towards their own kind. My guess that one is being bullied by the other one.
And what about the slime? Is it normal for both of them to have this many slime? I know that they are slimey, but just wondering if its normal or not like in this photo

https://ibb.co/WK1fY4j
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