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Originally Posted by Cichlid-Man  Its probably because they can't get away from each other to keep from touching.
Regardless of your tank issues, when they "cuddle" is it behind some plants or in a corner or anything? The charging could be taken as a sign of dominance with a "stare down" at the end. You should probably see some gill flaring with this behavior. I've only seen Africans acctually charge and hit the other fish, new world cichlids usually just flare up, charge and stop...or lock jaws. |
Funny, but they actually seek out each other's attention. Did I mention I had a 55g cycling earlier in this thread? So yes, back to the question at hand, the cuddle occurs everywhere in the tank. In a cave, mid tank, behind plants, out in the open, it doesn't seem to matter. The oscar will sit still, let the jd charge, no moving, no flaring, no sign of aggression, no sign of submission. The jd, when charging, has all fins down, and stops right before contact and slowly rests its nose against the side of the oscar. The oscar will swim up a bit and massage the upper fin of the jd, the whole time, no signs of aggression are apparent. Eventually the two will seperate and go their seperate ways. Sometimes just minutes go by and they will do it again, other times it takes an hour or so.
It just looks to me like they are enjoying each other's company, almost flirting too.