I have like 4 gold fish and when I go to feed them they start to dance when they see me...For some strange reason one day I put my hand in the tank and they swam up to my hand and would let me pet them....now they expect it and are unhappy if I am not petting them....is there something wrong with me or my fish?
2006-11-27 16:12:34 · 9 answers · asked by MC W 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Don't do it - you'll not only possibly introduce all sorts of nasties (bacteria, soap residue, etc) into the water, but you'll ruin their slime coating. This coating is on the fish sorta as a second layer of skin - it protects them from injury and sickness.
2006-11-27 16:22:23 · answer #1 · answered by birdistasty 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It does seem strange to pet one!! But my Oscars will eat out of my hand. I can feel their mouth when they do but i don't think they would like to be petted. Fish bodies have a "slime coating on their bodies". If the slime gets rubbed off it can Kill the fish!!
2006-11-28 05:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by redbass 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
each and every from time to time sisters say issues they dont advise out of anger or being aggravated. you ought to ask her if it truly is the purely reason she dosn't like the canines. advise a visit to the physician for her to seem into some hypersensitive reaction medicine so as that she will have exciting with you AND the canines. that's totally in all probability that shes a touch jealous that you may have exciting such as your canines and she or he cant. yet do not word it that way even as asking her about her thoughts. perchance say that you pick her to perchance see a doctor for hypersensitive reaction meds so as that each and every one 3 of you may have exciting mutually.
2016-11-29 21:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by picart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most dogs like to be pet on the stomach. If Goldie is showing you his belly side up ... I am afraid you may not be grasping the actual situation!!
2006-11-27 16:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by CAE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gosh I don't know let me go ask mine :)
haha I just think they've learned who you are, and that you feed them. I hate cats, but my cat instantaneously becomes my best friend when it's feeding time.
Funny how that happend, isn't it?
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2006-11-27 16:21:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a pavlovian response... i knew food was involved.
they associate you petting them with food...
it's ok to pet them.. just don't use your nails.
or if you don't pet them for a month, they'll forget about it.
2006-11-27 16:48:23 · answer #6 · answered by professorminh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WAY TOO COOL!!
If its true and they are not infected with 'ick' (a parasite that they will rub to get off)
2006-11-27 16:18:00 · answer #7 · answered by mtzcowgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothings wrong with either you or your fish.
they'll survive without you petting them.
2006-11-27 16:21:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds a bit fishy to me...
2006-11-27 16:14:10 · answer #9 · answered by martina_ie 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋