FISH INTELLIGENCE

[Kate Breimayer <kate@munat.com>]

http://dbs.cordis.lu/cgi-bin/srchidadb?CALLER=NHP_EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=EN_RCN_ID:20816
Thought you guys might enjoy this.... and any of you serious fish pros 
have access to the original article in Fish and Fisheries? I can't find 
it online, it looks interesting. Of course we all knew this already but 
it's always good to have a scientist back it up.

I saw a funny behaviour in the community tank when I dumped 7 raspboras 
in with a bunch of killies. The raspboras immediately formed a little 
school, and the biggest notho male stormed into it and did his display 
of strength, power, and authority thing to convince them to shove off 
and stay out of his territory. The schooling fish were very much 
impressed by his display, and immediately elected him their leader. They 
followed him relentlessly in everything he did for hours, which resulted 
in him swimming desperately from one end of the tank to the other trying 
to shuck them off, with all 7 stretched out behind him mimicking his 
every move. If I have ever seen an example of fish exasperation this was 
it. The raspboras did eventually lose interest in their leader as he 
didn't seem to have very many good ideas, he didn't stay where the food 
usually got dumped.
At least that is how it looked to me. :)

Kate B
Oly WA

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