Porkfish vs. Butterfly

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  1. saltyfish922

    saltyfish922 Feather Duster

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    May I ask a question?

    What does it mean when my pork fish swims up to my butterfly and hits it with it's mid-section. No biting was going on. The pork has now quit doing so and I have witnessed it following fairly close to the fish now. (neither seems to be stressed) I think I know what may be said, but I am just curious.
     
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  2. JohnO

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    You will see that a lot with different fishes. It's normally just territorial behaviour :)

    That is unless the porkfish is living up to it's unfortunate name :)

    John
     
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  3. saltyfish922

    saltyfish922 Feather Duster

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    That is what I was thinking. I did a little bit of reading on the fish and I thought it was a passive fish?.?.
     
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  4. JohnO

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    That sort of thing, the pushing and rubbing is fairly passive if you consider the behaviour of some other fish :)

    John
     
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  5. saltyfish922

    saltyfish922 Feather Duster

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    True.

    Thanks a bunch John. [smiley=grin2.gif]

    I just read the other post "what are they doing?"
    Sounds similar.
     
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