I have a couple of fish each with their own personalities. I believe that if we were to spend more time with our fish, we would notice more about their personalities. For examples:
Electric Blue Crawfish: "Lefty"
He doesn't seem to be as aggressive and attack prone as most people say crawfish are. I have had fish eat out of his lap, well within his arms reach. He usually just flairs his claws and gently pushes fish away with them. It's awesome! You can almost see the annoyance on his face. He has, however "ridden" one of my fish, Pete. When Pete was annoying him too much and trying to take his space and food away from him, Lefty looked like he was just going to crawl away, moping. Instead, he climbed up on the rock overhanging the cave he was be aggrivated at, and jumped on the back of Pete! He rode him like a pro too! Pete, ended up with just a split dorsal and side fin (forgot name), but he never took Lefty for granted again. Lefty got his name from a habit I noticed from early on. He would raise the front of his body slightly, and move nothing except his left claw. It was positioned vertically, with elbow on top, claw dangling. He swung it in a pendullum-like motion. I later read that they do this to attract potential prey, but I've never seen him do anything to nearby fish. Anyways, it was cool to watch!
Jellybean Cichlid: Pete
This little fish is the most hearty fish I have had. Never gets sick, and is fine in an uncycled tank (not that I promote this practice). My mosther used to keep him in a 1 1/2 gallon hex with nothing but large gravel and an airstone. She wouldn't change the water till it was about 1/4 evaporated. He ate flakes every day. She would do water changes and scrub the whole tank (including gravel with dish soap sparkling clean. I'm amazed the fish lived at all. He's about 3 years old now. He is the meanest fish I have, pound for pound. He used to be dominant, until the fish got double his size. He also will charge the glass if you put your finger up to it and point it at him! He now lives alone again! He just can't compete with my Blackbelt and Jack Dempsey, being well over twice his length each. He's such a punk, that I think he likes living alone better anyways. He also used to not let anyone else chase another fish except him. So he was kinda like the police man of the tank (but a crooked cop).
My other two have good personalities, too, although I won't tell you about them all. Just as a note, my pleco will scrap with the best of my fish, not afraid of them at all!
Electric Blue Crawfish: "Lefty"
He doesn't seem to be as aggressive and attack prone as most people say crawfish are. I have had fish eat out of his lap, well within his arms reach. He usually just flairs his claws and gently pushes fish away with them. It's awesome! You can almost see the annoyance on his face. He has, however "ridden" one of my fish, Pete. When Pete was annoying him too much and trying to take his space and food away from him, Lefty looked like he was just going to crawl away, moping. Instead, he climbed up on the rock overhanging the cave he was be aggrivated at, and jumped on the back of Pete! He rode him like a pro too! Pete, ended up with just a split dorsal and side fin (forgot name), but he never took Lefty for granted again. Lefty got his name from a habit I noticed from early on. He would raise the front of his body slightly, and move nothing except his left claw. It was positioned vertically, with elbow on top, claw dangling. He swung it in a pendullum-like motion. I later read that they do this to attract potential prey, but I've never seen him do anything to nearby fish. Anyways, it was cool to watch!
Jellybean Cichlid: Pete
This little fish is the most hearty fish I have had. Never gets sick, and is fine in an uncycled tank (not that I promote this practice). My mosther used to keep him in a 1 1/2 gallon hex with nothing but large gravel and an airstone. She wouldn't change the water till it was about 1/4 evaporated. He ate flakes every day. She would do water changes and scrub the whole tank (including gravel with dish soap sparkling clean. I'm amazed the fish lived at all. He's about 3 years old now. He is the meanest fish I have, pound for pound. He used to be dominant, until the fish got double his size. He also will charge the glass if you put your finger up to it and point it at him! He now lives alone again! He just can't compete with my Blackbelt and Jack Dempsey, being well over twice his length each. He's such a punk, that I think he likes living alone better anyways. He also used to not let anyone else chase another fish except him. So he was kinda like the police man of the tank (but a crooked cop).
My other two have good personalities, too, although I won't tell you about them all. Just as a note, my pleco will scrap with the best of my fish, not afraid of them at all!
. They will also kind of greet me whenever I walk past the tank. Since it's next to my stairs, they do a lot of greeting
. I think a large majority of fish have personalities though. I think the less fish you have in a tank, the better they get to know you.
