Hello,
I've had my O. scyllarus for just a month and a half or less. He typically hides most of the day in this tube I got from home depot and buried in gravel...He always pokes his head out and readily eats when I put in any food. I very rarely see him come out completely and move around the 10 gallon tank.
Yesterday I did a 20% water change, and was sure the new water was the same temp and salinity...he peeked his head out while I did the change...and after I was done, he came out and was swimming all over the place, and bumping his head into the glass and spinning around and going crazy?!?!?
he did this for over 2 hours...and when I woke up this morning he was still out of his hole and moving around. When I opened the curtains he then went into his hole but did not peak out.
What's he doing? Does he think he's in a new place and trying to search the area? Doesn't make much sense, but no other explanation...Anyone have any thoughts?
-sean
I've had my O. scyllarus for just a month and a half or less. He typically hides most of the day in this tube I got from home depot and buried in gravel...He always pokes his head out and readily eats when I put in any food. I very rarely see him come out completely and move around the 10 gallon tank.
Yesterday I did a 20% water change, and was sure the new water was the same temp and salinity...he peeked his head out while I did the change...and after I was done, he came out and was swimming all over the place, and bumping his head into the glass and spinning around and going crazy?!?!?
he did this for over 2 hours...and when I woke up this morning he was still out of his hole and moving around. When I opened the curtains he then went into his hole but did not peak out.
What's he doing? Does he think he's in a new place and trying to search the area? Doesn't make much sense, but no other explanation...Anyone have any thoughts?
-sean