Cool but never before seen (by me at least) Ptereleotris zebra behavior

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Originally Posted by msumatt

No one's replied since I put up the video :(. I'm sure it was because of the holidays, but if anyone has insight on this behavior, please let me know.

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i had a trio of these at one time and i have never had 1 change yellow like that... odd for sure!

That's really neat! Just saw this topic so glad it got bumped!

If this helps anyone determine the behavior seen in the clip, I have an update. Sadly, the two that turn yellow, ended up damaging the other one. I thought it was just part of a mating so left it alone, but the two, at some point in the night, chased the other one out of my tank to its death :(. I thought I had the tank well sealed, but it must have jumped out a small hole needed for the filter.

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Originally Posted by msumatt

If this helps anyone determine the behavior seen in the clip, I have an update. Sadly, the two that turn yellow, ended up damaging the other one. I thought it was just part of a mating so left it alone, but the two, at some point in the night, chased the other one out of my tank to its death :(. I thought I had the tank well sealed, but it must have jumped out a small hole needed for the filter.

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:( So sorry to hear this!! The video was very neat! Looked like a couple of males facing off. Perhaps he was just trying to find a place to go since he wasnot welcome in the other males territory?