Hey guys, I don't know if any body here has any experience with these fish. I haven't read anything about them on this site before. But I am still new here.
Here goes nothing. I've got 4 Indian Flasher Barbs (Puntius denisonii), I recently noticed some odd behavior. I have some flat rocks at the bottom of my tank, they are buried in the gravel flat to the bottom. Recently I've noticed a couple of my barbs swimming down to it turning on their sides and rubbing themselves up against them. These are the only rocks like this in the tank and are relativly smooth. Maybe they think it feels good. I have other rocks around the tank that would be more accessible, but they are all quite coarse in texture. They probably wouldn't make very good scatching posts.
Is this all they are doing, or should I beconsidering some sort of sickness here?
Just concerned.
Lyle
Here goes nothing. I've got 4 Indian Flasher Barbs (Puntius denisonii), I recently noticed some odd behavior. I have some flat rocks at the bottom of my tank, they are buried in the gravel flat to the bottom. Recently I've noticed a couple of my barbs swimming down to it turning on their sides and rubbing themselves up against them. These are the only rocks like this in the tank and are relativly smooth. Maybe they think it feels good. I have other rocks around the tank that would be more accessible, but they are all quite coarse in texture. They probably wouldn't make very good scatching posts.
Is this all they are doing, or should I beconsidering some sort of sickness here?
Just concerned.
Lyle
At least my Barb's odd behaviour alerted me to a possible health issue. So, I kept a very close watch and spotted the Ich a couple days later as soon as it appeared. Now it is being treated as we speak. Wish my fish luck.