Years ago, I had an Oscar all alone in a 25G tank -- I got him as a tiny baby with two others (who didn't make it) and he grew pretty big! When I got married, he was transferred into a 55G tank, but pretty much stayed alone because everything I tried to put in there with him, he killed it.
Anyway -- when I would come home from work, I usually would feed him and spend about an hour near the tank watching the news and just doing stuff. One day, I didn't feed him. About 1/2 hour later, I noticed he was 'digging' into the gravel and raising a ruckus -- and then he started banging the thermometer in the tank!
From then on, if I didn't feed him right on schedule, he would start up these antics again. Nobody believed he was actually looking for food, but it had to have been!
Now, my Betta sits in his jar about 18 inches from me and next to my computer monitor and seems to spend all his time swimming as soon as I get to work. He is also looking for his food!
I have people in and out of my office all day long and he never reacts to any of them except for one person -- when this man comes in, my Betta acts as if there is another male Betta next to him -- gills flare out and he goes into "attack" mode!
It's so much fun having fish (the few that I have had) and I honestly think some of them have definite personalities!
Anyway -- when I would come home from work, I usually would feed him and spend about an hour near the tank watching the news and just doing stuff. One day, I didn't feed him. About 1/2 hour later, I noticed he was 'digging' into the gravel and raising a ruckus -- and then he started banging the thermometer in the tank!
From then on, if I didn't feed him right on schedule, he would start up these antics again. Nobody believed he was actually looking for food, but it had to have been!
Now, my Betta sits in his jar about 18 inches from me and next to my computer monitor and seems to spend all his time swimming as soon as I get to work. He is also looking for his food!
I have people in and out of my office all day long and he never reacts to any of them except for one person -- when this man comes in, my Betta acts as if there is another male Betta next to him -- gills flare out and he goes into "attack" mode!
It's so much fun having fish (the few that I have had) and I honestly think some of them have definite personalities!