I have a stiped raphael that I got full grown about 1 year ago. he's always been completely invisible to me. For a long time I thought he was starving to death because he NEVER came out. I've foudn tha if I come out at nigh, after the whole hosue has been pitch black for a while, with a flash light, I'll find him swimming around. He's clearly getting food somehow (although I fear it may include my khulis :-() There are multiple PVC caves buried within the 'terrecing' that him, the khuli's and clown all hide in. Honestly, I never see ANy of them, but that's another thread.
So last night I was doing a trim and water change, and all of a sudden he came out and was swimming around. I was like WTH? well he stayed out, swimming around, resting, looking generally restless, for about an hour!! he finally moved into a NEW cave, and I thought all was well. odd but well. The whole time I was putting food in front of him thinking maybe he was REALLY hungry and willing to venture out in daylight becuase of it. He never ate a singel thing.
This morning, I come out after the lights have bene on for 1.5 hours, and he's out again! jsut sitting in the middle of the floor, full light, all the other fish swimming around him, bumping into him, etc. I feed, everyone ate but him. After about 1/2 hour he went into his old cave again.
so this seems REALLY odd to me. I have no idea how old this fish is. What could cause this sudden MAJOR change in his bahavior?
So last night I was doing a trim and water change, and all of a sudden he came out and was swimming around. I was like WTH? well he stayed out, swimming around, resting, looking generally restless, for about an hour!! he finally moved into a NEW cave, and I thought all was well. odd but well. The whole time I was putting food in front of him thinking maybe he was REALLY hungry and willing to venture out in daylight becuase of it. He never ate a singel thing.
This morning, I come out after the lights have bene on for 1.5 hours, and he's out again! jsut sitting in the middle of the floor, full light, all the other fish swimming around him, bumping into him, etc. I feed, everyone ate but him. After about 1/2 hour he went into his old cave again.
so this seems REALLY odd to me. I have no idea how old this fish is. What could cause this sudden MAJOR change in his bahavior?