Re: egg eating was

["gkadar" <gkadar@idirect.ca>]

Gary wrote:
>My breakfast is right there!
>I think this makes perfect sense, but that our speculation does have a
>bearing on how we keep fish. The original thread, way back when,  seemed
>to be going to the respected 'fish raised in captivity don't learn to
>parent' position. It remains complex, but I have problems with that
>analysis.
>And I also have doubts that the reason for cannibalism of young across
>species is to further future reproductive success. Lab rats that eat
>their own feet under stress get protein, but they aren't gonna do too
>well looking for love at the Saturday night dance.
>I think we are on the same page that it's a response to environmental
>stress, and maybe is less likely than 'aquarium orthodoxy' says it is to
>be inbreeding. What I guess we'll never know is if it's an appropriate
>response animals have evolved (eating to have better luck next time) or
>an inappropriate response to life in a glass box (get stressed, kill the
>fry, kill the other partner, and eat what you can while you're at it).
>I guess it's philosophy (ack! as I watch Saturday morning cartoons) -
>natural selection operates outside of the organism, mutation happens
>within, and where the two meet make or may not appear logical in its
>workings.
>Whatever, it's cool to contemplate. It's also very hard to express in an
>e-mail.
>-Gary



Seeing as how Mr. Fish has great conversations with grapefruits, maybe he
should interview some of these egg eating cichlids as well.  :)

Gabriella




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