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my O sometimes twitches, whats up with that? He also does some weird dance wear he sways from side to side. Hes pretty crazy. He also tries to eat my slate. he moves gravel around to his specifications, and he is one cool a$$ fish. I know someone out there knows why he does these things. Any Answers to my confusion?

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-=[ chris ]=-

A very simple answer: he has the rather common genetic affliction of being genetically predisposed to having the characteristics of a typical normal, healthy Astronotus ocellatus.

Hi Chris,

Sounds normal, except maybe you should describe the kind of twitching a little better, that might be a problem. In other words does it look like it is "twitching" uncontrollably and how does the fish bend etc..while "twitching".....make sure you get rid of chemicals in your water like chlorine, bad chemicals can make them twitch etc..



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Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

Oh trust me they are fine. They start picking up on things you know. First they realize they can get you to the tank to feed them by swimming fast. When that doesn't work, they start acting weird, like shaking or "wagging" there tails or doing flips and the sort. Other things will present themselves. They are not stupid fish and guess what, they learn really fast!

so hip, in another words hes actually an Oscar! Wow, thanks for helping me out there. I couldnt have learned about the Astronotus Occellerus without your help, God bless people like you......!!@!@!@!@

I was teasing, sorry I'm at work and I'm bored. Actually as far as crazy characteristics you guys may enjoy this story.
A couple of weeks ago my big white oscar got put in a 5 gallon pail and I walked up the hill so my proffesor could culture some bacteria from a wound in his mouth and help me identify and treat it.Anyway my professor is like the number one fish pathologist on the planet and I was holding the fish underwater and he was sticking a q-tip in the fishes mouth and I think he first thought it was odd that the fish let me hold him and stick my finger in his mouth( he's hand trained) then Polly, my fish, starts swimming around in the pail on his side because he was looking up at us and he hates the pail and was doing his dying fish routine in hope that I would take him out of the pail. My professor made a comment about him not swimming right and I tried in vain to explain that the fish just didn't want to be in the bucket and that he was really very healthy. My proffesor just looked at me funny. So I went and stuck Polly back in his tank and he began swimming normally and begging for food! I was very embarrassed. My fish managed to make me look like an idiot in front of my proffesor who is also my academic advsor!Geeez! (Slapping forehead motions)

That's what you get for not feeding it WHAT it wants WHEN it wants it, tell you they're conniving bastards

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Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

Typical male...knows how to get what he wants, when he wants it...if not, he throws a fit!! LOL Just kidding guys!!

Jen

actually jen, that is more like the typical female, for example, " Daddy can i have the credit card?" " daddy can i have a car" daddy can you buy me a small country?"
as you can see this characteristic tends to be represented better by a female.
;]

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-=[ chris ]=-

The 700th post in this section(Oscar cichlid)!
Good Job Chris! Make 'em mad! J/J hehe
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Chuck
www.kickstart4@aol.com



[This message has been edited by kickstart4 (edited 10-05-2000).]

LOL I knew you "guys" were gonna gang up on me for that one!! See us women just let you guys think you are getting what you want. "Honey, if we go shopping, you can get that football jacket" or "Honey, if we go to bed early maybe we'll have time for a little ..."

Jen

To the Chit-Chat we go!!!

I'm in the chat room now...

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Joe
www.cichlidfish.com

I'm not completely sure that my white fish is the male so nobody wins here except for Polly who got his/her breakfast and got taken out of the pail.