Bizarre cohabitation

[myerst2]

Hello all. i have had a Borbonius for well over 6 months and its a great fish. I later added a Goldentail Moray, Gym Millaris about 4 months later. About a week ago I noticed that when the Borbonius is threatened or goes to sleep he or she sets up right where the Millaris hole is. They sit face to face all of the time. Wondering if it is possible that fish could actually form relationships this quickly in captive life. I don't think it is possible as evolution takes its time, but these two are best friends. Here are soem pics of them together which is all of the time if the Borbonius isn't out in the open. What do you make of this? Regards, Tim

 

[gbcichlids]

Long term? I do not know.

 

[BTTRFLYGRL]

Ummmmm......keep your enemies closer?:lol:
Hopefully the Eel won't eat his new friend later

 

[myerst2]

Well that Millaris is the mellowest eel ever. I feed my Rhinopias live ghost shrimp and damsels and that eel won't even go after them. Anyway I am going to be selling the Borbonius soon because I have a Japanese Dragon Moray coming and he will definately eat the Borbonius. Just thinkits really cool that they hang together. Regards, Tim

 

[seapug]

quite a cool pair.

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

Just think what their kids would look like :eek2:

 

[Lunabud74]

Maybe you should sell them together? Why break the happy couple apart...lol

 

[MattL]

I just hope it ends better than the story of the lioness and the gazelle calf featured in that National Geographic show.

Matt