Koikeeper99
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Mine has bristles in his gills? Is this call flaring or why does he do this?
Yeah at the time he does this yes
Yeah I'll try and get a pic when he does it its random so it might take a while. I just noticed he does it just before he bolts across the tank.
Yes, this is him flaring his fins, normally they do this when they are scared or are trying tos how another fish to back off. You said he does it right before he darts across the tank? Does it happen when you walk up to the glass or just randomly?
Just randomly like during feeding time and such.
And I realized its when new people come to the tank too he'll sit up against the glass and flare at them haha
Like this
Sweet fish, I think mine is female but I'm holding out to hope its a male, is yours a female? I was told bristles around the lip instead of up the nose means female.