Barb behavior

[MartinOsirus]

I have some barbs in a 20 gal and 2 of the orange ones lock noses and twirl
around , then one chases the other. The rest of the barbs seem to gather round
in a larger circle.Happens mostly in evening. What does this represent? Is it
fighting/ agressive behavior or mating behavior or what??

[Tedd Jacobs]

"MartinOsirus" > wrote in message
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> I have some barbs in a 20 gal and 2 of the orange ones lock noses and twirl
> around , then one chases the other. The rest of the barbs seem to gather round
> in a larger circle.Happens mostly in evening. What does this represent? Is it
> fighting/ agressive behavior or mating behavior or what??

it's good news! it is a normal part of tiger barb behavior, sparring. it is used
as a form of 'social bonding', to establish a 'pecking order', and to see who
has the right to breed with the females. it is a good sign. it's about like boys
playing in the front yard, meaning that, everything is normal, healthy and
happy. they are also know for high-speed games of tag and chase around the
aquarium.

enjoy! :-)

tedd.

[MartinOsirus]

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>"MartinOsirus" > wrote in message
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>> I have some barbs in a 20 gal and 2 of the orange ones lock noses and twirl
>> around , then one chases the other. The rest of the barbs seem to gather
>round
>> in a larger circle.Happens mostly in evening. What does this represent? Is
>it
>> fighting/ agressive behavior or mating behavior or what??
>
>it's good news! it is a normal part of tiger barb behavior, sparring. it is
>used
>as a form of 'social bonding', to establish a 'pecking order', and to see who
>has the right to breed with the females. it is a good sign. it's about like
>boys
>playing in the front yard, meaning that, everything is normal, healthy and
>happy. they are also know for high-speed games of tag and chase around the
>aquarium.
>
>enjoy! :-)

thanks for the info - very interesting !!