wazza Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Say there were 2 fish in a tank and they were living together in the same tank together for 10 years. Would it be possible that if one fish died the other would get depressed and refuse food etc etc.? i know this is possible in dogs and probably other animals. (including humans ) I had a teacher once who had to stuff the food down the dogs throat because its brother died and it was depressed. But my question is could a fish become attached to another fish? or a human? wazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The cichlid Man Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Yes it is very true wazza. Classic example that i have seen is with oscars. They solk when siblings are seperated or others taken away from them. All they do is lie on there sides and breath heavily. But the thing is they are healthy but mentally disturbed. Regards, Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcichlid Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Absolutely! I've seen it with oscars, port acaras, featherfin catfish, even convicts that have been raised together in a pair since fry. THere is no doubt that they bond and will stress if one is removed or dies. Its quite sad to watch. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Angels, discus and horsefaces too IME.....and you're right; it's very sad . merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Gun_Riff Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 when my jag killed 1 of he weaker 1s the female seemed to sulk she didnt eat for a few days but shes ok now thank god Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trofius Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Also have to aggree when i seperated my gold severums so that she could do a bit of growing instead of egg laying, they both got real sookky and didnt eat or swim around like usuall, so i put them back in now he is twice the size of her! have also tried just dividing them so that they are visible to each other still go sooky because they cant swimm together...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazza Posted January 10, 2004 Author Share Posted January 10, 2004 Interesting stuff. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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