Aggressive Fish Need Friends Too…

Kalypso, my Diva red capped oranda goldfish, is slightly aggressive.

I initially had a calico telescope goldfish, named Klyde, and he was beautiful, sweet and very responsive. So, I felt he needed a friend.

Therefore, I marched myself into the pet store and chose a beautiful fish, that looked like a girl, that could be Klyde’s girlfriend.

Within 5 minutes of being in the bowl with Klyde, Kalypso started nipping his tail. Not good…She took quite a chunk, and I had to quickly remove Klyde to his own tank again.

Actually, Klyde went downhill from that point on…He got ick and cotton on him…He was very sick after he was “attacked”, so I had to treat him for his ailments. I woke up one morning, and he was gone.

Honestly, I’ve never been so upset about losing a fish. He was a real sweetheart and really enjoyed me too…

Well, I have little Ms. Diva still and she is a beautiful fish with an attitude, but is still VERY responsive to me.

Although I know she is very aggressive, I still wanted her to have a friend, so instead of a live version, I went into the dollar store and got small floaty fish made for babies in the bathtub.

They don’t float straight up, but on their side, but Kalypso doesn’t care.

I see her lounging next to her friend, and pushing it around sometimes too…

It was so funny when we first put that floaty fish in…She was a little bit leery and would come closer and closer with each pass…

Then, she started showing the “new fish” her bubbles that she loves so much. She was flipping around in them and really obviously showing off for this new friend.

Find out what happened to Kalypso when we took away her friend and bubbles temporarily…What a story:

Kalypso – My Diva Red Cap Oranda Goldfish

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I hope you enjoyed this Animal Behavior post from Exotic Animal Lover! Until next time…

Live Exotically,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. Something like this would probably work too…Just make sure the floaty fish isn’t a lot larger than your fish, as this may frighten them and make them hide:

Baby Blessings Jonah and the Fish Bath Toy $9.35

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