Do fish feel lonely?

[Whiterabbitrage]

oh my gosh. So damsels are little Aqua Red Necks? :lmao:
Now I want one.

 

[Sk8r]

They do take a large tank (about 100 g) because they are larger damsels. In a small tank they're holy terrors.

 

[billsreef]

Damsels can be holy terrors in something the size of an ocean. Only fish that ever attacked me, and drew blood , while diving was a Domino Damsel

 

[ericarenee]

Damsels can be holy terrors in something the size of an ocean. Only fish that ever attacked me, and drew blood , while diving was a Domino Damsel

This i believe..

Glad you made it out alive... :beer:

 

[sixpackgarage]

No.

:fish1:

 

[texdoc77]

I know Orcas are not "fish" but it was interesting to watch the Blackfish documentary last night and to see the discussion on their limbic regions and to hear how the mothers would make long range noises when they calves were taken far away.

I think sk8r's first post was the best though, fish just live in the moment man!!

 

[tajaba]

I'm quite sure they have emotions, probably not in the same sense as us though. But fishes do secrete a wide range of hormones and other substances in response to outside stimuli, just like us! obviously depending on the fish, their capabilities should be quite different. Some fishes (sharks) have very good memory and can definitely "plan" things in the future http://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/sharks/shark5.htm

 

[billsreef]

This i believe..

Glad you made it out alive... :beer:

Me too. The sharks and barracuda don't scare me, the damsels on the other hand :eek1:

 

[Bent]

I'm quite sure they have emotions, probably not in the same sense as us though. But fishes do secrete a wide range of hormones and other substances in response to outside stimuli, just like us! obviously depending on the fish, their capabilities should be quite different. Some fishes (sharks) have very good memory and can definitely "plan" things in the future http://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/sharks/shark5.htm

Aaaand how do you make a hormone?

 

[toothybugs]

Aaaand how do you make a hormone?

I believe this question should be asked in The Lounge. You could get some interesting responses.

 

[MadReefist]

With perhaps the majority of the sorts of fish frequent to this hobby, they want to pummel anything that is about their same shape, same size and/or same coloring. And when it comes to the same species, those creatures they want to murder. And if there's a gang 'stalking' beat down event happening with some of the others, with an otherwise non-target specimen certain individuals might jump in on the tailfin slapping and brute force head butting just for good measure / stay in practice.

If anything, with a great many of them , they are lonely for victims; posturing; narcissistic ego stoking; rutt strutting; enforcing their sadist tendencies!

 

[Sounds Fishy]

With perhaps the majority of the sorts of fish frequent to this hobby, they want to pummel anything that is about their same shape, same size and/or same coloring. And when it comes to the same species, those creatures they want to murder. And if there's a gang 'stalking' beat down event happening with some of the others, with an otherwise non-target specimen certain individuals might jump in on the tailfin slapping and brute force head butting just for good measure / stay in practice.

If anything, with a great many of them , they are lonely for victims; posturing; narcissistic ego stoking; rutt strutting; enforcing their sadist tendencies!

... Okay then... This must be the correct answer

 

[Bent]

I believe this question should be asked in The Lounge. You could get some interesting responses.

 

[Clavius78]

I don't know if it classifies as lonely, but this is what I noticed:

For years my 500 liter aquarium was inhabited by very little fish. Two Zebrasoma's (Xanthurum and Flavescens.) A six line wrasse and a Centropyge loricula. The reason was my constant battle against brown dust on the sandbed. I figured I needed to get that fixed first before I introduce more polluters. Anyway, during that time, my fish tended to live between the live rock only. They quickly appeared during feeding, and then vanished again.

Fast forward, I managed to fix my long lasting diatom problem. (Don't know how. Changed so many things that I don't know what did it.) And I introduced a couple of dottybacks, 10 damsels, shrimps, hermits, etc. Suddenly, my formerly recluse fish are constantly all over the display!

I think the absence of other fish may have triggered them to think the reef is unsafe.

 

[nuxx]

 

[Fish Keeper82]

At the end of the day, I would think one "lonely" well fed fish would be happier than two that are not. Fish beg for food all the time and not for attention.
I've never seen a fish react with obvious joy to an addition to a fish yet we all monitor for signs of aggression when we introduce a new addition.

 

[Shawn O]

I think the only things fish "feel" are; scared, hungry, horny or angry.

 

[Spiffy]

I am still convinced that my clownfish have anger management issues. I am going to record how they attack my fingers when I feed them.

 

[Sandrock.e46]

I had two fish now only one is alive. It still looks like it's doing okay

 

[nuxx]

I think the only things fish "feel" are; scared, hungry, horny or angry.

That's pretty much nails it...