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	paradise fish behavior
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I have a male paradise fish in my 30g with a school of neons, RTBS, cories, and a BN. There is no agression amongst the fish. The paradise fish is ~2.5" long, good color, eats well. The past few days though he's been doing what I describe as 'pacing', just swimming back & forth the length of the tank, over & over. Is this just some sort of odd behavior or a sign of a problem? The spouse thinks he might be lonely and suggested a female...could that be it? Thanks for any opinions ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Big E Fish Addict Posts: 606 Kudos: 382 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Feb-2001	Is the weather changing in your area? Is he bubble nest building? If you get him a girlfriend, I'd get two to disperse aggression. Eric
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Two Tanks Big Fish Posts: 449 Kudos: 328 Votes: 13 Registered: 02-Jun-2003	Keep an eye on him. I had one that got along fine with my danios and cories for the first few days, then began to stalk them, hiding behind plants and attacking at random. I had to put a divider in the tank to keep him/her away from the others.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Well, I'm not too concerned about him with the other fish; they've all been together for months now. He's not building nests but my first didn't until there was actually a female in the tank. Thanks for the two female suggestion, I hadn't even thought of that. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
* Dr. Anabantoid Small Fry Posts: 1 Kudos: 2 Votes: 1 Registered: 15-Oct-2005	I wouldn't worry about it, but mine only dose it when I'm near the tank and haven't feed him for his little dance he and his friend Leo(male betta)do. But I wouldn't add females unless I was going to breed because paradise fish agression and personality is nearly the exact same as bettas. So try 3 females and a larger tank if you choose this.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	My females got torn up in 4' long 60g breeding tubs outside with only 1 male. I wouldn't mix them in a small tank unless you have a fairly docile male. I disliked keeping them in tanks exactly for the reasons mentioned. They get bored, pace, and eventually take it out on their tankmates. I would mix up the tank decorations to give him something new to look at and explore.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48


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