Guest Bemmer September 14, 2006 September 14, 2006 I look over at my tank and my two bluechin triggers are doing a "dance". They are cheek to cheek doing a circle dance then chase each other and then dance again. Is it a dance or are they fighting. The thing is, I bought a male trigger from BRK to bring home to my female trigger. A week later, what I thought was a female showed signs of being a male. It's tail turned bright yellow and there is a distinct blue chin on the female. So, was it a dance or a fight????? When I went to get a camera they stopped doing it. Interesting????
johnnybv September 14, 2006 September 14, 2006 I look over at my tank and my two bluechin triggers are doing a "dance". They are cheek to cheek doing a circle dance then chase each other and then dance again. Is it a dance or are they fighting. The thing is, I bought a male trigger from BRK to bring home to my female trigger. A week later, what I thought was a female showed signs of being a male. It's tail turned bright yellow and there is a distinct blue chin on the female. So, was it a dance or a fight????? When I went to get a camera they stopped doing it. Interesting???? Rebecca, that is the second instance where a blue chin appeared to be one sex then turns out to be the other, Anton had the same issue. I too have seen this dance when I introduced a new mate, not sure the cause but they seem to be fine now. John
Guest Bemmer September 14, 2006 September 14, 2006 Rebecca, that is the second instance where a blue chin appeared to be one sex then turns out to be the other, Anton had the same issue. I too have seen this dance when I introduced a new mate, not sure the cause but they seem to be fine now. John Yeah, John. It is the female that I bought from you when I bought the intial pair. They seem to be fine in the tank together. Considering they are small and the tank is big, there does not appear any territorial issues...yet. But the dance was amazing and so interesting. It did not appear to be a sign of aggression on the contrary, i would have thought they were courting. Hey Anton and Pam/Neon, Do your blue triggers do any kind of dance like I described? Rebecca
Caribbean Jake September 14, 2006 September 14, 2006 Rebecca Any chance you could video tape them and perhaps show it at the next WAMAS meeting?
traveller7 September 14, 2006 September 14, 2006 I look over at my tank and my two bluechin triggers are doing a "dance".My crosshatch triggers play a bit. Male is almost an inch smaller then the female, but they are both pretty good size 7" or so. Male lets the female know who is boss, especially when feeding. After eating the Male will turn light blue over the dorsal surface and then start chasing/swimming next to the female, then head down to the substrate. Here he will "blow" water at the sand and stir up quite a mess. Af few minutes later, the blue fades from the male. This happens after the meal, almost every evening. Call me clueless, but it is quite something to watch.
mutley29 September 16, 2006 September 16, 2006 Rebecca The only time mine have done anything like that was when i had the 2 males in the tank, they did square off several times, with no injuries. My male/female pair have shown no dancing or courtship although they have dug out a hollow in amongst the rock work that they sleep in, my female is slightly larger than my male HTH Yeah, John. It is the female that I bought from you when I bought the intial pair. They seem to be fine in the tank together. Considering they are small and the tank is big, there does not appear any territorial issues...yet. But the dance was amazing and so interesting. It did not appear to be a sign of aggression on the contrary, i would have thought they were courting. Hey Anton and Pam/Neon, Do your blue triggers do any kind of dance like I described? Rebecca
johnnybv September 16, 2006 September 16, 2006 Rebecca The only time mine have done anything like that was when i had the 2 males in the tank, they did square off several times, with no injuries. My male/female pair have shown no dancing or courtship although they have dug out a hollow in amongst the rock work that they sleep in, my female is slightly larger than my male HTH I think the ones we have been getting in are just not mature enough to see who is who! Rebecca, if you want bring me back one of males, I will try again for a female. John
Guest Bemmer September 16, 2006 September 16, 2006 John, Do you think that they will get agressive with each other as they get bigger? What i called...this dance, was not agressive. there was no biting and only a little bit of chasing around the tank. I guess I should try to get one out. I'll keep you posted. Anton, Interesting that this also occured with the two males you had in your tank. Rebecca
jamesbuf September 19, 2006 September 19, 2006 If you're looking to get rid of one, instead of taking it back to BRK, I'd be willing to buy the smaller one from you. If not, then I'll go put in my order on the "ask a vendor". Just let me know.
Ne0eN September 19, 2006 September 19, 2006 Yeah, John. It is the female that I bought from you when I bought the intial pair. They seem to be fine in the tank together. Considering they are small and the tank is big, there does not appear any territorial issues...yet. But the dance was amazing and so interesting. It did not appear to be a sign of aggression on the contrary, i would have thought they were courting. Hey Anton and Pam/Neon, Do your blue triggers do any kind of dance like I described? Rebecca Rebecca, I'll let Pam answer that one. The only thing weird I've seen the male do was 'flips' when he was begging for food. He's a pig and a clown at the same time! -- Rob (no Pam around)
Ne0eN September 19, 2006 September 19, 2006 Hi Rebecca! Glad to hear your Triggers are doing well! No, I have never seen them do this kind of thing. They do get along great and I have never seen any kind of aggression in either of them, but they don't seem to dance. Now that the territorial Tomato Clowns are out of the tank, even both pairs of Firefish are swimming around and eating right along side with the Triggers (and they are huge!). Rob is right-the male does do flips and swim upside down . It is a lot of fun to watch them. -Pam Rebecca, I'll let Pam answer that one. The only thing weird I've seen the male do was 'flips' when he was begging for food. He's a pig and a clown at the same time! -- Rob (no Pam around)
Guest Bemmer September 20, 2006 September 20, 2006 Hi Rebecca! Glad to hear your Triggers are doing well! No, I have never seen them do this kind of thing. They do get along great and I have never seen any kind of aggression in either of them, but they don't seem to dance. Now that the territorial Tomato Clowns are out of the tank, even both pairs of Firefish are swimming around and eating right along side with the Triggers (and they are huge!). Rob is right-the male does do flips and swim upside down . It is a lot of fun to watch them. -Pam Pam, Bet your glad you got rid of your Tomato clowns. I loved the looks of the GSM clowns I had but the pair was so aggressive I had to get rid of them. It nice to have a peaceful tank, isn't it. Let me know when you and Rob want to come by to see the tank. I probably will not be having a tank tour until early next year. Rebecca
Sharkb8 September 20, 2006 September 20, 2006 Have you checked these pages yet to see if the behavior is discussed therein? http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/t...chthys/faqs.htm
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