Why does my fairy wrasse do this?

Lps_lover12 · Jan 20, 2023

I have a pin tail fairy wrasse and sometimes it’ll put all its fins up and just do circles around my royal gramma, or follow it’s exact movement. Doesn’t do it lots just here and there, not sure if it’s an agressive behaviour, it never goes after the royal gramma but the royal gramma doesn’t seem to like it. Opens its mouth and swims towards the fairy wrasse but it’s not phased by it at all. Anyone else’s fairy wrasse do this and if so what is it?

Cell · Jan 20, 2023

Just reminding the grammar who is boss.

Uncle99 · Jan 20, 2023

Showing who’s boss!

vetteguy53081 · Jan 20, 2023

Lps_lover12 said:
I have a pin tail fairy wrasse and sometimes it’ll put all its fins up and just do circles around my royal gramma, or follow it’s exact movement. Doesn’t do it lots just here and there, not sure if it’s an agressive behaviour, it never goes after the royal gramma but the royal gramma doesn’t seem to like it. Opens its mouth and swims towards the fairy wrasse but it’s not phased by it at all. Anyone else’s fairy wrasse do this and if so what is it?

Sounds like its intimidated and on guard around a fish that can be a jerk -Gramma

Lps_lover12 · Jan 20, 2023

Cell said:
Just reminding the grammar who is boss.

Good to know, looks awesome when it does it

Lps_lover12 · Jan 20, 2023

Uncle99 said:
Showing who’s boss!

Glad to hear, looks super good when it does it!

Lps_lover12 · Jan 20, 2023

vetteguy53081 said:
Sounds like its intimidated and on guard around a fish that can be a jerk -Gramma

Sometimes I regret getting the gramma because it can be a jerk, but it never attacks anything just opens it mouth and swims at them

vetteguy53081 · Jan 20, 2023

Lps_lover12 said:
Sometimes I regret getting the gramma because it can be a jerk, but it never attacks anything just opens it mouth and swims at them

Which makes it intimidating

Uncle99 · Jan 20, 2023

Lps_lover12 said:
Sometimes I regret getting the gramma because it can be a jerk, but it never attacks anything just opens it mouth and swims at them

No regret, I love the gramma, very resilient fish, with some “tude”.
Over time, this display may lessen when the hierarchy order is set.

Lps_lover12 · Jan 20, 2023

Uncle99 said:
No regret, I love the gramma, very resilient fish, with some “tude”.
Over time, this display may lessen when the hierarchy order is set.

I still have quite a few fish to add so hope he doesn’t bother them to much, beautiful fish tho and in the end I’m glad I got one!

i cant think · Jan 21, 2023

Lps_lover12 said:
I have a pin tail fairy wrasse and sometimes it’ll put all its fins up and just do circles around my royal gramma, or follow it’s exact movement. Doesn’t do it lots just here and there, not sure if it’s an agressive behaviour, it never goes after the royal gramma but the royal gramma doesn’t seem to like it. Opens its mouth and swims towards the fairy wrasse but it’s not phased by it at all. Anyone else’s fairy wrasse do this and if so what is it?

This is what we in the wrasse world call ‘Flashing’ - it’s actual term is ‘Displaying’.
This is totally normal and often they do it to show whose boss or even to court others.

Lps_lover12 · Jan 21, 2023

i cant think said:
This is what we in the wrasse world call ‘Flashing’ - it’s actual term is ‘Displaying’.
This is totally normal and often they do it to show whose boss or even to court others.

I’m adding two more flasher wrasses very soon so I’ll be excited to see all 3 of them do it! They look amazing when they do