First I'll show picture then I'll explain so You can get your own reaction before mine. This is what I saw tonight before lights out.
I found him here soon after target feeding the female brine shrimp and mysis shrimp then put extra around the rock for him because he wasn't out yet. Then there he was on the intake! I was so sure he was stuck and at that moment he was upside down. however he didn't look like he was trying to leave the spot and on closer inspection was catching the shrimp and eating them before the filter got it.( the barbs were eating his and made a mess. ) I turned the filter off after a min to see if he could get down and he didn't but he just turned the other way pointing towards surface picking at the intake looking for food then finally he got down after 10 mn. It seems super smart way to go "fishing" for that little guy ( he is about 3inches-ish) but I should I trust him there? Does anyone think he maybe needs a temp "babygate" like a shrimp guard for the intake?
I found him here soon after target feeding the female brine shrimp and mysis shrimp then put extra around the rock for him because he wasn't out yet. Then there he was on the intake! I was so sure he was stuck and at that moment he was upside down. however he didn't look like he was trying to leave the spot and on closer inspection was catching the shrimp and eating them before the filter got it.( the barbs were eating his and made a mess. ) I turned the filter off after a min to see if he could get down and he didn't but he just turned the other way pointing towards surface picking at the intake looking for food then finally he got down after 10 mn. It seems super smart way to go "fishing" for that little guy ( he is about 3inches-ish) but I should I trust him there? Does anyone think he maybe needs a temp "babygate" like a shrimp guard for the intake?