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Re: tank with apistos cacatuoides
Yvan,
That makes sense to me. I bet most men prefer
women who look more like Bridget
Bardot than Arnold Schwarzeneger.
Yvan Alleau wrote:
> hi Mike,
> that testosterone point is a good one! that would make complete sense!
> Also, wouldn't the male be "expecting" (deep in the remains of their wild
> brain = primitive brain?) some kind of color for the female to have that
> would trigger their interest? From the description people were making, the
> fish were not even spawning which is the first step. Absence of attraction?
> I guess I am trying to say that it is more likely for a male (or a female)
> of a given species to be attracted by a sexual partner (of the opposite sex)
> when this partner looks like it is of the opposite sex.
> I guess fish are also recognizing each other with some kind of
> hormones that they release in the water (useful in a turbid environment
> where vision is reduced) and that would eventually bring us back to your
> point about testosterone.
True. Maybe the cannot produce enough of the
hormone.
Mike Wise
>
> oh well, do we have an ichtyolog on the list who could answer these
> questions? Did someone read anything on the subject?
> have a good evening
>
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