Do your fish always beg?

[AlecFish]

I was curious, I haven't seen many recent threads on this subject.

When you walk past your tank do your fish follow you like a pack of dogs? Whenever I walk past my tank I have this huge ball of fish in one corner staring at me. lol. Is this how fish act or are mine just a bit off?

I have 6 praecox rainbows and 13 espie rasboras in my 75 gallon. It's just kind of annoying sometimes, I set up this elaborate natural looking planted scape and get these not so natural looking fish.

Well, fish are weird. What about you guys?

 

[Mebbid]

Yup.. pretty much. Mynoscar is worse than any of mynother fosh despite getting fed 3 to 4 times daily.

 

[trennamw]

My betta does that. Not so much the little fish in the big tank.


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[Polkadots]

Same here for the betta. I think it's adorable. The other fish swim away if you come close


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[Fishobsessed7]

Yeah my guppies do it the most


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[Andy Sager]

Oh, it's terrible. You'd think I was starving them the way they act. ( I feed 3-4 times daily) My roomie doesn't understand so she thinks I am being mean not feeding them every time I walk past a tank ( I have 10 going a.t.m.) I hear her talking to the fish and it's hilarious. " I'm sure if you ask him nicely, he will give you some more food." Brother!!!

 

[dragon14]

Oh, it's terrible. You'd think I was starving them the way they act. ( I feed 3-4 times daily) My roomie doesn't understand so she thinks I am being mean not feeding them every time I walk past a tank ( I have 10 going a.t.m.) I hear her talking to the fish and it's hilarious. " I'm sure if you ask him nicely, he will give you some more food." Brother!!!

Haha

 

[dragon14]

Out betta boy used to beg.

Our catfish don't seem to.

Our female betta we've had less than a week but I have a feeling she'll be a beggar lol.

 

[Fish king]

My African cichlids beg like dogs and they don't ever stop


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[Delapool]

Ah yes, and they seem to know who to beg to as well. Anyone new I think they line up, suck in the bellies and bounce along the front of the tank looking woe begotten. Invariably visitors comment 'say, those fish look hungry! Tch, poor things'. Fish glare at fish-keeper as culprit while simultaneously looking pathetic and will fade away any second.

 

[jimi242]

Yes, whenever I go near the tank my African Cichlids follow me.
If I stop, they all swim to the top and stare me down.
They are well-fed, but always hungry.
I don't if they love me because of the environment I have provided them, or if
they just want me for the food.

 

[dragon14]

Ah yes, and they seem to know who to beg to as well. Anyone new I think they line up, suck in the bellies and bounce along the front of the tank looking woe begotten. Invariably visitors comment 'say, those fish look hungry! Tch, poor things'. Fish glare at fish-keeper as culprit while simultaneously looking pathetic and will fade away any second.

Awhhhh lol that's adorable

 

[AlecFish]

Haha those replies gave me a good laugh.

In all seriousness though, are there any fish out there that don't really care about the hobbyist? Or maybe I need a 220 gallon, then, maybe they'll act as they would in nature. We can only dream...

 

[treemanone2003]

Like this ?


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[fish wrangler]

Like this ? View attachment 252957


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Lol. Once any new fish learn to recognize me they stop hiding when I approach and do the same thing your do.

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[Fishobsessed7]

What kind is the black discus. Never see one like that


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[treemanone2003]

What kind is the black discus. Never see one like that


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L-R Albino Pearl Diamond (Kenny's)
Pigeon Blood (store bought, that my girl loved, heavily peppered and the top half has blue/black tones depending on the light.)
Albino Pearl Diamond (Kenny's)
Carnation Pigeon (Kenny's)
Eruption Leopard (Kenny's )

The APD's and peppered are currently 4-1/2" and purchased at 3" size and the other two are 6-1/2" purchased at 4" size.




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[Andy Sager]

You mean like these are? ( Notice the full bellies on the middle 2 fish? Even that doesn't stop them! )

 

[fish wrangler]

Now if fish just had the puppy dog eye look they would be the perfect beggars.

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[Fishobsessed7]

L-R Albino Pearl Diamond (Kenny's)
Pigeon Blood (store bought, that my girl loved, heavily peppered and the top half has blue/black tones depending on the light.)
Albino Pearl Diamond (Kenny's)
Carnation Pigeon (Kenny's)
Eruption Leopard (Kenny's )

The APD's and peppered are currently 4-1/2" and purchased at 3" size and the other two are 6-1/2" purchased at 4" size.




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Ok thanks


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