I was bored, so I went
over to my 20 gal. tank and looked at my fish. The Swordtails were looking
normal and my Lemons were fine. My male Purple Dragon Guppy was his
usual perky self. Then I started searching for my female. She often
got annoyed with the energetic male an try to get into a place where
he could not bother her or she would hide from him. It was hard for
her to hide because although she is female, she has a bit of iridescent
purple, making it hard to hide in the natural colored tank. I didn't
expect to find her right away because she likes to hide, but even after
quite a bit of searching, she was nowhere to be seen. Dead? No, there
wasn't a floating or sinking fish. Trapped in the filter? No, there
was no way to get in the filter unless she was an incredibly small and
strong fish. I looked in the filter anyway, but she wasn't there. Eaten?
No, there would be some remains. I was about to give up when I saw a
tail sticking out from behind the rock. It wasn't moving. So she was
dead. I was about to move the rock and get her out but then I looked
at it from a different angle. I could see fins but no fish. What? I
took a second look and found that her pale purple body blended right
in with the fake rock! Then I noticed that the male was bored and started
to search for her. He would swim past her and as he did the female would
freeze. After he went out of sight, she would relax. She had found a
place to be able to relax without an "immature" male bothering her.
This was hilarious! She knew she could not hide there forever, but it
was good while it lasted. The male was so crazy that he would swim right
past her without noticing! I grinned and whispered to her "clever fish,
don't worry, I won't tell him!"
I was bored, so I went
over to my 20 gal. tank and looked at my fish. The Swordtails were looking
normal and my Lemons were fine. My male Purple Dragon Guppy was his
usual perky self. Then I started searching for my female. She often
got annoyed with the energetic male an try to get into a place where
he could not bother her or she would hide from him. It was hard for
her to hide because although she is female, she has a bit of iridescent
purple, making it hard to hide in the natural colored tank. I didn't
expect to find her right away because she likes to hide, but even after
quite a bit of searching, she was nowhere to be seen. Dead? No, there
wasn't a floating or sinking fish. Trapped in the filter? No, there
was no way to get in the filter unless she was an incredibly small and
strong fish. I looked in the filter anyway, but she wasn't there. Eaten?
No, there would be some remains. I was about to give up when I saw a
tail sticking out from behind the rock. It wasn't moving. So she was
dead. I was about to move the rock and get her out but then I looked
at it from a different angle. I could see fins but no fish. What? I
took a second look and found that her pale purple body blended right
in with the fake rock! Then I noticed that the male was bored and started
to search for her. He would swim past her and as he did the female would
freeze. After he went out of sight, she would relax. She had found a
place to be able to relax without an "immature" male bothering her.
This was hilarious! She knew she could not hide there forever, but it
was good while it lasted. The male was so crazy that he would swim right
past her without noticing! I grinned and whispered to her "clever fish,
don't worry, I won't tell him!"
