Regaining trust

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Synirr

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My oscar never ceases to amaze me. Honestly, I think he does a wonderful job of busting those fish myths such as fish only having a three second memory.

He used to be very very friendly toward me... he would boldly take food from my hand, hover near my arm whenever I did water changes, let me pet him, and even let me hold him still in the water (which I did once, just to see if he would allow it.) Then I upgraded his tank :|
Being herded into a plastic container and held in a large bucket while I set the new tank up was very stressful for him, and I know he remembers, because now he's skittish. He moves to the back of the tank when I walk up, is wary of coming to the surface near my hand during feeding time, and just generally keeps a very close eye on me. When he thinks I'm not looking he acts perfectly normal. He's gradually getting back to his old self, but I just know he's avoiding me because he's afraid I'll try to catch him and make him wait in a bucket again! :lol:

Anyone who thinks fish are dumb has never owned a cichlid is all I can say ;)
 
You've got that right!

Hopefully he'll come back around soon :flex:
 
Synirr,

I cuckled so loud when I read this that my Wife really needed to see what I had been lauging about.

She then called me strange, and wondered why I'm so in love with my fish. My Jade-eyes are cross with me too, cos they have had a tank move around.

And mine also sulk, but I'm pretty sure that Oscars are just about the cleverest fish I've seen in a home aquarium. I just can't house them, otherwise I'd be looking at a pair right now :p
 
He's warming back up to me now, but he's still not comfortable enough to do his usual "feed me" dance :p
 
That happens with cichlids :) I moved some fish around a few weeks ago , and my Surinam geo hid for a week, he must of thought I was going for him next :ninja: Now he's normal, trying to swim through the glass as to make me notice him :lol:
Your oscar will be back to normal in a week or so :thumbs: He should thank you for the bigger tank :p
 

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