So I think now that Aquarius is settling down into his new tank more he is tarting to have fun, notably the bubbler has become the main source of his entertainment. Normally when I feed him I shut it off so the food won't get pushed around on the surface but once it gets plugged back in it becomes hours of entertainment for my little guy. He has been chasing bubbles all excited and then when he pops them just sits their confused until he sees another bubble and goes after it. After a while like all things he gets bored of it and swims away.
Another thing I have noticed is early in the morning once I turn the tank light back on Aquarius goes over to the side of the bubbler and slips into the bubble stream so he gets pushed to the other side of it. At first I thought he was getting caught and freaked out and unplugged it but today plugging it in again I noticed he is actually swimming full speed into the stream so he can go really fast through it, comes out the other side, and then swims back. Fish version of a water slid? I think it's rather clever he found a way to use that as a toy. I guess it's getting more bang for it's buck.
As much as I love the filter though I am slightly concerned because he isn't making bubble nests yet. I don't know if it's because he's not that old, can't be more than 2 months since he's still very tiny. Perhaps he hasn't settled into his new home fully yet? Or maybe the bubbler disturbs the waters surface too much to make bubble nests. I hope it's not because he's found some fun uses for it I think he enjoys and I would hate to pull the filter out of the tank now.
Another thing I have noticed is early in the morning once I turn the tank light back on Aquarius goes over to the side of the bubbler and slips into the bubble stream so he gets pushed to the other side of it. At first I thought he was getting caught and freaked out and unplugged it but today plugging it in again I noticed he is actually swimming full speed into the stream so he can go really fast through it, comes out the other side, and then swims back. Fish version of a water slid? I think it's rather clever he found a way to use that as a toy. I guess it's getting more bang for it's buck.
As much as I love the filter though I am slightly concerned because he isn't making bubble nests yet. I don't know if it's because he's not that old, can't be more than 2 months since he's still very tiny. Perhaps he hasn't settled into his new home fully yet? Or maybe the bubbler disturbs the waters surface too much to make bubble nests. I hope it's not because he's found some fun uses for it I think he enjoys and I would hate to pull the filter out of the tank now.