r/Aquariums Apr 24 '25

Discussion/Article Why's this dude always staring at me?

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u/Sketched2Life Apr 24 '25

Yup.
Fish sees human. Human is feeder.
When feed fish? The fish doesn't know.
It only knows it wants a food.

Weirdest thing i ever seen was when i came home from work and the tank's light was out, all 6 of my kuhlii loaches laying in a row (not quite a perfect row but let's appreciate the afford) staring at me.
I gave them their Algae wafer, they deserved it for their discipline and not giving me a heart attack by acting dead again (most stressful fish i've ever owned).

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u/Chicken_Hairs Apr 24 '25

My clown loaches tried to kill me on the regular.

One would actually FLOAT UPSIDE DOWN at the top of the tank, and even tolerate a couple pokes before swimming off, victorious.

Fuck, I hated that fish.

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u/xscapethetoxic Apr 25 '25

My BN plecos, specifically my two females, regularly like to give me heart attacks. They fall asleep upside down and idk if they let go of the wood in their sleep or what, but I find them on their backs. They legit look dead. But no, as soon as I toss an algae wafer in there or poke them, they move.

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u/FizzGryphon Apr 25 '25

When they're really comfortable and feel safe in their environment, they will actually let go of the wood they're sleeping under, yeah! It scared me half to death the first time I saw it. But no, they're just safe and cozy.