Miniatus Grouper likes Belly Scratched like a Dog.

[snapper1]

My Miniatus Grouper will lay on his side and let me scratch him with a Feeder stick :lol: .He thinks he is a Dog not sure what Breed :lol: .He almost becomes entranced it is so Funny.Has anyone ever seen this kind of antics from a Fish before.?

 

[Len]

Just be careful not to harm it, but I know some dogface puffers that had similar personalities. My late earlei wrasses were really friendly too.

 

[Anonymous]

Very cool!
I'm doing a rewrite of my Cephalopholis article for TFH, I'll throw that little tidbit in there.

One of the best families to keep in the home aquarium provided you have the space.

Jim

 

[Anonymous]

My Miniatus Grouper will lay on his side and let me scratch him with a Feeder stick :lol: .He thinks he is a Dog not sure what Breed :lol: .He almost becomes entranced it is so Funny.Has anyone ever seen this kind of antics from a Fish before.?

Yes, although they were all morays/eels. You should make a video and YouTube it.

 

[Unarce]

That's cool! Poor guy probably just needs a cleaner shrimp.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh, I don't know about that, they're pretty smart fish. I think he's acclimated to his human's hand and, rather like a dog or a cat, has come to enjoy the attentions. I know that with the eels I learned to handle (after getting over my significant fear) they had no issues with parasites. One of them was in a display where we'd gone ahead and put in some cleaner shrimps, thinking they'd become a meal for someone eventually (1500gal tank). That never happened, but the zebra was especially fond of getting the attention every time someone had to dive in (for cleaning, it's hard to reach the bottom of a 1500gal tank). That thing was easily as thick as my thigh, and that is pretty thick!

I would really love to see a video of it, especially because we don't normally think of fishes as animals we can form a "real" bond with, you know, like we do our dogs, cats, or birds.

 

[Brian5000]

A sailfin tang at my local fish store would come up to customers and want a backrub. For a while my wife wanted to go to the fish store with me just to "pet the tang."
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[snapper1]

I am looking into how to make a Video of this Grouper that thinks he is a Dog.

 

[Anonymous]

Very cool. And, that emperor snapper that's your av, those things'll bite you if you're not watching! WATCH OUT!

 

[snapper1]

Yes I have a Red Emperour Snapper now he is a Hog,probaley need to get a Bigger Tank for him.He is currently small but that will change in about 4 Months at his rate of Growth.I will see if I cant figure out how to put some pics up at least.I am such a caveman on computers someday I will get with the Program.I found out my Huma Huma Trigger likes to be Scatched to :lol: .

 

[Anonymous]

You're the FISH WHISPERER!

Dude, BE the pack leader. :lol: