[evil camel]

Ive seen my P'S swim sideways aginst the gravel and rocks,looks kind of territorial to me.
Isaw them on rarer occasions shake up and down real fast like they just ate a vibrator.Any ideas comments welcome.Probably not a big deal, just currious.
tanks.

 

[Supa Samoan]

yeah I have ocasionally noticed the same behavior with some of my smaller fish I never knew why??

 

[SLANTED]

Rbps, as with other fish as well, will tilt sideways in a defensive posturing. They usually do this when they are being threatened or are fairly new in a tank and are not yet comfortable. Usually dimming the lights and doing some take adjusts help, or even just giving them time to adjust to their home.

If they are swimming sideways along rocks and driftwood, chronically scratching themselves. Then you have a problem. It is no big deal if it is a periodic thing. We all need to scratch hell sometimes but if it is perpetual then it could be a symptom of a problem.