Hippo tang and damsel sleeping together

[llowwelll]

Tonight, I came home and checked on my tank. My hippo tang was "asleep" in it's usual nighttime hiding spot. However, I was startled to see my three-stripe damsel snug against the tail of the hippo, also "asleep". I thought that one of the fish must be dead, but they were both fluttering their fins and healthy looking. Over the next twenty minutes or so, the damsel moved further up alongside the hippo and was actually "snuggled" under the hippo's pectoral fin. Kind of like the hippo was holding the damsel. Both fish have been perfectly healthy as of late but I've never seen behavior like that before. They looked to both be very content. They typically do get along pretty well. It was actually pretty charming. Too bad I don't have a digital camera. Is this fairly normal? Has anyone else seen this before?

 

[ging]

Maybe its time to have the "talk"

 

[Nostrathomas]

Ging LMAO that was too funny!!Do they already know about the squids and the Cheese?

 

[Nostrathomas]

Ooooopppss I meant birds and the bees.

 

[Brian J]

I have a Hippo and Domino Damsel that use to do the same thing.I thought I was the only one with weird fish.

 

[davelin315]

My 3 stripe doesn't hang out with either of my pacific blues. Maybe they're all guys. Unless yours are gay, then maybe mine are straignt. Or something like that. Can you give me the birds and bees discussion please? I think I forgot it.

 

[humu]

the same thing happened with my 3stripe and hippo! they were best buds, and when my hippo died after my fans broke and the water got really hot, my damsel was hartbroken and hid all day