oddly behaved arius seemani
oddly behaved arius seemani
hi there, I'm new to the site. I have an 8 month old arius seemanni (columbian shark) who is is excellent health, happy and active who has a 240l tank to himself. ( bought early 4 him to grow into). I've kept an adult before but never had one from a baby, i had him at a tiny 2mnth old. Therein lies the problem... i'm not sure if his current behaviour is normal for a young one. occasionaly, he will bob his head out at the surface water, but last night he decided to try and jump and bashed his head ,leaving a mark. he seems completely unfased by it and is otherwise perfectly happy. i've had a bit of local advice, but wouldnt mind some second opinions. is this just his own little quirk or should i be worried ?
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MatsP
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Re: oddly behaved arius seemani
Seems fairly "normal" for this species. this post belongs elsewhere, I will move it when I get home, as I have a train to catch.
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MatsP
- Posts: 21038
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- My cats species list: 117 (i:33, k:0)
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- Spotted: 187
- Location 1: North of Cambridge
- Location 2: England.
Re: oddly behaved arius seemani
Your fish is actually (At least, if your species name is the correct one).
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Re: oddly behaved arius seemani
many thanx 4 setting my mind at rest, yes he is a hexanemtichthys, will have 2 try put on a photo. sorry if i left message in the wrong place, am very new to forums and such. hope didnt cause 2 many headaches in sorting it out. where should i b going when i wish to post anything 4 next time ?MatsP wrote:Seems fairly "normal" for this species. this post belongs elsewhere, I will move it when I get home, as I have a train to catch.
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MatsP
- Posts: 21038
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- Spotted: 187
- Location 1: North of Cambridge
- Location 2: England.
Re: oddly behaved arius seemani
No, the headache was caused by my cold, not your post. ;)
Seriously, it's no big issue to move posts.
Posts should go in the area where they belong - you posted in the section for Corydoras and related species. For south american fish, there are three different sections: Callichtyidae (Corydoras and such), Loricariidae (plecos and closely related), and "All others". Your H. seemanni belongs in the last category.
When you kept it previously, did you keep it in a marine environment. They do need salt water eventually - I'm no expert on these fish, so I don't know exactly when the owner should start adding salt to the water, really.
Also, what I meant with "normal" isn't that they should be trying to jump out of the tank, nor that they should get injured. But they do both from time to time, as far as I understand. You should keep an eye on the wound and may need care if it's bad.
Also, have you checked your water quality? If your tank is high in nitrate or ammonia, it may be the reason for trying to "escape".
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Mats
Seriously, it's no big issue to move posts.
Posts should go in the area where they belong - you posted in the section for Corydoras and related species. For south american fish, there are three different sections: Callichtyidae (Corydoras and such), Loricariidae (plecos and closely related), and "All others". Your H. seemanni belongs in the last category.
When you kept it previously, did you keep it in a marine environment. They do need salt water eventually - I'm no expert on these fish, so I don't know exactly when the owner should start adding salt to the water, really.
Also, what I meant with "normal" isn't that they should be trying to jump out of the tank, nor that they should get injured. But they do both from time to time, as far as I understand. You should keep an eye on the wound and may need care if it's bad.
Also, have you checked your water quality? If your tank is high in nitrate or ammonia, it may be the reason for trying to "escape".
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Mats