Fish enjoy bubbles and waterfall.

[MrTuppit_1973]

Does anybody else’s fish enjoy sitting under the waterfall of a ponds filter box ? it must act like a kind of Jacuzzi , one goldfish in particular seems to stay there for a long time just under the surface of the water and I wondered if anybody else’s fish does this ? I appreciate any response.

 

[bagsmom]

Mine like messing around in the current at the base of the waterfall! I've also noticed that during spawning time, a female or two will find a quiet area back behind the fast water and will hide out from the annoying and persistent males!

 

[Gemma]

My koi seem to have a ritual every evening, they play under the spill and over the aerator, letting the current carry them away multiple times, then they take off schooling the length of the pond, comeback to the bubbles for a bit and keep doing this over and over ...it's fun to watch

 

[j.w]

Mine love playing in the the waterfall and also bouncing in and out of the aerator bubbles.

 

[brokensword]

Mine like messing around in the current at the base of the waterfall! I've also noticed that during spawning time, a female or two will find a quiet area back behind the fast water and will hide out from the annoying and persistent males!

...that's what makes us MALES!

 

[bagsmom]

...that's what makes us MALES!

I loved the "chase" when my husband pursued me - but thank God it didn't involve the level of exercise the lady fish have to do. All that swimming / running away seems exhausting! Our human courtship mostly involved chips and salsa and a few movie nights - very low physical effort.

 

[bagsmom]

My koi seem to have a ritual every evening, they play under the spill and over the aerator, letting the current carry them away multiple times, then they take off schooling the length of the pond, comeback to the bubbles for a bit and keep doing this over and over ...it's fun to watch

Mine do that too! It is so fun to watch! It's like they are body surfing!