Porkfish vs. Butterfly

[saltyfish922]

May I ask a question?

What does it mean when my pork fish swims up to my butterfly and hits it with it's mid-section. No biting was going on. The pork has now quit doing so and I have witnessed it following fairly close to the fish now. (neither seems to be stressed) I think I know what may be said, but I am just curious.

[JohnO]

You will see that a lot with different fishes. It's normally just territorial behaviour :-)

That is unless the porkfish is living up to it's unfortunate name :-)

John

[saltyfish922]

That is what I was thinking. I did a little bit of reading on the fish and I thought it was a passive fish?.?.

[JohnO]

That sort of thing, the pushing and rubbing is fairly passive if you consider the behaviour of some other fish :-)

John

[saltyfish922]

True.

Thanks a bunch John. [smiley=grin2.gif]

I just read the other post "what are they doing?"
Sounds similar.