weird sixline behavior

DylanE · 02/27/2007, 09:37 PM

i added a sixline a few days ago, first day saw what i thought was ich, but is not gone....so i dont know. anyways, eats great, always swimming all over the tank, but today he started doing something wierd. basically he extends all his fins out arches his body and spasims....sounds a lot worse now that i reread that, but he does that and then swims like normal. he'll do that 5 or 6 times at a time, always facing the glass. did it a little before feeding time and was doing it until lights just now went out.

reefgeeker · 02/27/2007, 09:44 PM

May be puffing up to show territorial porperty? My sixline swims a lot around the tank and is very friendly with the other fish. You did just add him, may want to check for fin dammage or something like that to see if hes been bullied around? Otherwise ask your LFS about how they quarentined the dude.

-Chad

DylanE · 02/27/2007, 09:48 PM

it could be territorial...but then why would he do it facing out of the glass and not to my algea blenny? his fins are all fine, the only other fish is that blenny, and ive never seen anything except them getting along.

tom sumter · 02/27/2007, 10:22 PM

My sixline stiffens and shakes at the glass at times. I sometimes wonder if he's trying to intimidate his reflection.

DylanE · 02/27/2007, 10:36 PM

oh, good stuff, as long as its not just mine im fine, haha.

Joe LoPresti · 02/27/2007, 10:44 PM

My sixline does the same, it's actually kinda funny to watch...

izzie · 02/27/2007, 10:46 PM

Mine also does that quite often. He sometimes does it in front of my mating pair of clowns when my male is shaking and showing off to the female. Not sure what it is but mines been doing it for almost 3 weeks now (since i got him) and hes still kicking around and healthy as can be so it cant be to bad.
Izzie

IslandCrow · 02/27/2007, 10:55 PM

Same here. As long as it's just a quick twitch, I think you're fine. My six-line has been doing this for awhile, and I've had him close to a year. He's definitely a character, and is always showing off for me when I come up to the tank.

DylanE · 02/27/2007, 11:11 PM

yeah thats all it is, just a little twitching motion. haha, he's new so i was worried he had some weird nerve damage or something.

02/27/2007, 09:37 PM	#1
DylanE Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 379	weird sixline behavior i added a sixline a few days ago, first day saw what i thought was ich, but is not gone....so i dont know. anyways, eats great, always swimming all over the tank, but today he started doing something wierd. basically he extends all his fins out arches his body and spasims....sounds a lot worse now that i reread that, but he does that and then swims like normal. he'll do that 5 or 6 times at a time, always facing the glass. did it a little before feeding time and was doing it until lights just now went out.

02/27/2007, 09:44 PM	#2
reefgeeker Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 55	May be puffing up to show territorial porperty? My sixline swims a lot around the tank and is very friendly with the other fish. You did just add him, may want to check for fin dammage or something like that to see if hes been bullied around? Otherwise ask your LFS about how they quarentined the dude. -Chad __________________ REEF ON! Current Tank Info: 35 Gal. Custom

02/27/2007, 10:44 PM	#6
Joe LoPresti Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: san diego Posts: 240	My sixline does the same, it's actually kinda funny to watch... __________________ Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handey- "Better not take a dog on the Space Shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you're coming home his face might burn up." Current Tank Info: 82 gallon custom-built reef tank, 29 gallon softie cube, 29 gallon anemone cube and a 40 gallon Tanganyikan cichlid tank!!!

02/27/2007, 10:55 PM	#8
IslandCrow Reef Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rockledge, Fl Posts: 5,759	Same here. As long as it's just a quick twitch, I think you're fine. My six-line has been doing this for awhile, and I've had him close to a year. He's definitely a character, and is always showing off for me when I come up to the tank. __________________ All opinions in the above message should be taken with 35 ppt salt. -Mike C. Current Tank Info: I have a reef screen saver on my phone, does that count?

02/27/2007, 09:48 PM	#3
DylanE Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 379	it could be territorial...but then why would he do it facing out of the glass and not to my algea blenny? his fins are all fine, the only other fish is that blenny, and ive never seen anything except them getting along.

02/27/2007, 10:22 PM	#4
tom sumter Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 41	My sixline stiffens and shakes at the glass at times. I sometimes wonder if he's trying to intimidate his reflection.

02/27/2007, 10:36 PM	#5
DylanE Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 379	oh, good stuff, as long as its not just mine im fine, haha.

02/27/2007, 10:46 PM	#7
izzie Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Regina Sk Canada Posts: 209	Mine also does that quite often. He sometimes does it in front of my mating pair of clowns when my male is shaking and showing off to the female. Not sure what it is but mines been doing it for almost 3 weeks now (since i got him) and hes still kicking around and healthy as can be so it cant be to bad. Izzie

02/27/2007, 11:11 PM	#9
DylanE Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sacramento Posts: 379	yeah thats all it is, just a little twitching motion. haha, he's new so i was worried he had some weird nerve damage or something.