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Old 04-13-2011, 04:02 AM
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A lot of fish do this. My Longnose butterfly did this for for food and for fun. I'd sit on the couch next to the tank to watch TV and the fish would spit water at my head to get my attention.[/quote]


That is so funny LOL !
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Old 04-13-2011, 01:20 PM
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It is a personality trait of boxfish and puffers and apparently butterfly fish. I have an idea though, you could give the boxfish to me then you wouldn't have to worry about it
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Old 04-13-2011, 02:17 PM
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Ha! Thanks for the offer Laurie, but Boxy has been swimming happily around our tank for 3 years. She is a real character, always swimming around my hands when I am working in the tank and sometimes nibbling on my fingers (ouch).

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Old 04-18-2011, 06:19 AM
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Elite for the longest time had a Boxfish in a pond setup that I never actually saw swim under the water.. it spent most of its time above water spitting.. so I am going with they just enjoy spitting
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Old 04-18-2011, 06:35 AM
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I used to have a valentini puffer that I would feed by hand, sometimes when holding a chunk of food above the waterline he would spit a stream of water at it, I swear he was trying to knock it out of my hand....
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I think that the water is not fresh.I mean the water quality is not good.It may contain the algae inside.If you have a pH of water then it would be better for fish.
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I think that the water is not fresh.I mean the water quality is not good.It may contain the algae inside.If you have a pH of water then it would be better for fish.
Your comment is confusing but if you mean a neutral pH then that's not correct for marine fish, it's supposed to be slightly alkaline.
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