Fun with African Cichlids :-D Try it!

by **dizzcat** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:20 pm

You guys should try these, its funny!

I saw a video on YouTube where a bunch of Africans were chasing around a laser pointer dot. So I dug out mine (the one I tease the cats with) and tried it. LOL They went nuts trying to catch it! I would put the dot on the ground and slowly move it and they would try to eat it. hahaha I tried it in my community tank and it was completely ignored. I love the way the Africans are so much smarter than the average fish!

Another thing I did was one night when I was bored, I took a mirror and set it against the side of the tank. A couple swam over to see who these new fish were, one Acei swam up and down with the new guy LOL and a couple postured like crazy. Its a good way to get pics of your fish in full dress!

I love my Africans, they are just so fun and busy all the time. They really interact with me a lot. :-D

by **milky648** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:44 pm

lol thats funny but then its kinda mean to lol

by **dizzcat** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:53 pm

I know, that is why I don't do it often :-) LOL But it is fun!

by **burgerking** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:43 am

I think that would be funny to watch, but the only problem I see is fish potentially smashing into rocks. I have lava rock in my tank which has some pretty sharp points so I dont think I'll be trying this.

by **dizzcat** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:50 am

I worried about that too so only put the dot on the open sand :-)

by **nikoloose** » Tue May 12, 2009 7:11 pm

That sounds fun, i want to try that with the laser. Yea african ciclids are the best freashwater fish, there interesting to watch. I like to feed mine Cucumber and hold it over the water to hand feed them. they always end up fighting for it but that doesnt change much.

Fun with African Cichlids :-D Try it!

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