Fish Folk Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) Awhile ago, Irene made a fun video about choosing “shy guys” fish to populate a 20 gal… I’m curious about what “shy guys” you keep. Can you take photos? Videos? Do share! Here’s a couple of mine today… Apistogramma agassizzi (young, normal color form) Microctenopoma ansorgii (Dwarf Climbing Perch) Blue-eyed Long-finned Ancistrus (from eggs mailed to me by @Guppysnail) Edited January 19, 2023 by Fish Folk 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I love the shy guys idea. There’s something cool about these fish that take some effort to spot. Sparkling Gourami 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) My shy guys are my Badis badis. They are that fish it feels like such a treat if they make an appearance. I usually spot them in the late evening for 10 minutes if I’m lucky. They used to be a tiny bit less shy but I lost one to a filter intake that came off and my snails ate all their floating duckweed cover. My lemon plecos think they are hiding all day because they are under an overhang somewhere or sort of behind a log. They are 4.5 inches plus 2.5 inch tail fins so their hiding is not really hiding 🤣 The rest of my critters even ones that are supposed to be shy are in my face demanding food all the time. forgot to mention the baby I just rescued from the lfs Edited January 19, 2023 by Guppysnail 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The endler guy Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 cant forget clown plecos!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 i only see my nerite snail when the lights are out. and My betta is afraid of me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjoma Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I purchased three bristelnose plecos recently, two of them are very active and I see them all over the place all hours of the day. The largest one, an adult starlight, seems to live exclusively inside my coral decoration on the left. I occasionally see him peeking his head out of the hole in the back, but haven't seen him leave the coral except for the one time I lifted the decoration to make sure he was okay. Maybe there is a ton of algae in there *shrug*. I'll try to get a photo of him tonight. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) Does it count if they're always out but scatter when you come close? If that's the case, definitely my Black Neon Tetras. My adult Otos also do this, my nephew who was over recently was staring at the Oto tank and said, "I'm not convinced there are fish in there" 😄 Lastly, my Hillstream Loach, Kirby. I play Where's Waldo with them all, the, time!! Edited January 19, 2023 by xXInkedPhoenixX 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 11:38 AM, Ninjoma said: I purchased three bristelnose plecos recently, two of them are very active and I see them all over the place all hours of the day. The largest one, an adult starlight, seems to live exclusively inside my coral decoration on the left. I occasionally see him peeking his head out of the hole in the back, but haven't seen him leave the coral except for the one time I lifted the decoration to make sure he was okay. Maybe there is a ton of algae in there *shrug*. I'll try to get a photo of him tonight. I appreciate the Koi theme here -- Goldfish & Swordtails. Very nice! Great to see this planted tank idea. Ancistrus (BNPs) do gel pretty well with Goldfish too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) ugh, sorry, post was messed up (now corrected), the forum does NOT like my phone so I have to use my tablet. Maybe the forum is shy of my phone Edited January 19, 2023 by xXInkedPhoenixX 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 8:01 AM, Patrick_G said: I love the shy guys idea. There’s something cool about these fish that take some effort to spot. Sparkling Gourami I was just about to share the same thing! So colorful if you see them in just the right lighting. This was a lucky shot: Mine seem to have learned to beg from the guppies so there were at least 10 pictures like this before getting that one: 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 9:14 AM, Schuyler said: Mine seem to have learned to beg from the guppies so there were at least 10 pictures like this before getting that one: How many do you have in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 9:31 AM, Patrick_G said: How many do you have in the tank? I got four of them. They're still young so I can't really tell their sex yet and I wanted to up the chances of getting a pair. Do you think that's too many for a 40? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 This is my shy, or should I say scared to death, orange Venezuelan Cory's. I only have five of them so I guess that's the problem. If you remain motionless long enough they will come out. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sora Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I have 5 kuhlis. love them lots but they're very small so sometimes you cant see any in my 20 gal. 😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 9:36 AM, Schuyler said: I got four of them. They're still young so I can't really tell their sex yet and I wanted to up the chances of getting a pair. Do you think that's too many for a 40? I don’t really have much experience with them. I kept a trio in a little three gallon nano tank, and unfortunately lost them slowly over about a year. I’m interested to see how they do in your community tank. Will yours eat prepared food? Mine would eat frozen but strongly preferred live BBS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schuyler Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 10:34 AM, Patrick_G said: I don’t really have much experience with them. I kept a trio in a little three gallon nano tank, and unfortunately lost them slowly over about a year. I’m interested to see how they do in your community tank. Will yours eat prepared food? Mine would eat frozen but strongly preferred live BBS. I think mine are young, hungry, and follow peer pressure. When the guppies swarm they rush up to try and get some food too. I've only had them about a week but I've been trying different things to see how they respond. Things they rejected: Rapashi community, Aquaeon flakes Things they've eaten: frozen bloodworms, frozen daphnia, crushed up Fluval Bug Bites, and live baby fairy shrimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 L199. I love him, a lot. But do I see him? Not so much. He is like an old friend you never lose contact and glad to know he is there somewhere safe and sound. Whenever you see him, you spend a good time. And then you don't see him again for ages. yeah. Love you pleco buddy 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rube_Goldfish Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 My sterbai corydoras, the biggest fish in a 55 gallon tank, are also the most skittish. If I walk over to the tank too fast, they stampede all over each other, plants, and hardscape in order to hide. Then if I stay still for about a minutes they forget I'm there. I guess they're like the tyranosaurus in Jurassic Park: their vision is based on movement? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 9:50 PM, Rube_Goldfish said: My sterbai corydoras Same. Second spot goes to them, especially my only boi. The ladies are less skittish. But the guy, oh boy. I've seen him confident and on the front glass only once, and it was when he was breeding. 😄 They are usually active during the night tho, in my case. But rather sleep during the day until it's meal time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Adult bristlenose and it's not even close. The younger ones that I got from someone are frequently active all day long. The big one, when someone comes into the room absolutely beats fins and goes *wherever* it is that it hides out. Can coax her out with an algae wafer, though. Borneo sucker lives in his little rockpile in the community tank, but even he/she is out and about frequently. CPDs probably next on the list. But they'll come out when I feed them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavdad45 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 My "shy guys" are the albino plecos. but most shy is the assassin snail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 3:09 PM, cavdad45 said: most shy is the assassin snail I saw some of these for the first time ever at my LFS the other day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaneFishGuy Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 CPDs for sure - interestingly though lately something has changed (nothing that I have done) in the last two weeks that has made them feel more comfortable straying out away from their Java Fern and feeding among the other fish more aggressively. They have been in the tank for about 18 months or so with the same stock and setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egranadosjr Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 3:41 PM, Fish Folk said: I saw some of these for the first time ever at my LFS the other day! I just bred some Assassin snails and my aren't shy! I see the little tiny baby guys roaming around now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 4:18 PM, egranadosjr said: I just bred some Assassin snails and my aren't shy! I see the little tiny baby guys roaming around now. Excellent! Well done. Bring some to PVAS auction, and you'll make some $$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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