Nathan050793
New member
Hey all, it's been a while since I've browsed the forum, and unfortunately, the first thing I'm back with is a question...
I have a pair of grown (6+ inches) T.verrucosus that have been living semi-aquatically for a while now. Recently, I moved them into a larger, fully aquatic tank. Both are "bright-eyed" and healthy and have a good appetite (currently they are being fed worm chunks).
The issue is, while both will enter the water and swim around, they only swim/float at the water's surface. Neither of them can/have figured out that they can walk or swim around the bottom of the tank. This doesn't seem like normal behavior to me. Could it be them still adjusting to an aquatic lifestyle? There are plenty of places to haul out in the tank, so they can be on land when they want to be.
Thanks in advance!
I have a pair of grown (6+ inches) T.verrucosus that have been living semi-aquatically for a while now. Recently, I moved them into a larger, fully aquatic tank. Both are "bright-eyed" and healthy and have a good appetite (currently they are being fed worm chunks).
The issue is, while both will enter the water and swim around, they only swim/float at the water's surface. Neither of them can/have figured out that they can walk or swim around the bottom of the tank. This doesn't seem like normal behavior to me. Could it be them still adjusting to an aquatic lifestyle? There are plenty of places to haul out in the tank, so they can be on land when they want to be.
Thanks in advance!