Fish are smarter than us

[DragKnee]

Good read, but just one thing I beg to differ on ....

So fish are not as stupid as we think. If you had no thumbs to hold a pencil, how well do you think you would do on standardized tests?

The way I hold my pencil/pen/writing utensil, I actually don't use my thumb, so taking a test would be a breeze with no thumb. :lmao:

 

[kabe87]

Good advice, maybe I will try that. But in the meantime, we buy fish, feed fish, clean up their poop, worry about them, check their living conditions with expensive test kits, change their water and generally spend a lot of money on them, yet they do nothing for us.
Who is the dumb one?

:lmao::thumbsup:

 

[Paul B]

'you just like this guy because his mind works like yours, always going down bunny trails'.


Maybe it's a compliment

 

[Paul B]

who said 'you just like this guy because his mind works like yours, always going down bunny trails'.

Should we be insulted?

I think she complimented us. Besides I did help build the Playboy Club and stayed there for 2 years, you know, just in case.

 

[SushiGirl]

Dixiedog, I have 2 PJ cardinals that go after food reflections too :lol:! They also chase water drips on the outside of the glass.

 

[spieszak]

So, just as food for thought Paul. I've kind of always looked at this as the fact that fish have had more time for evolution to help them along with adapting to their environment. When the first fish like animal grew legs and headed for dry land (highly scientific I know), it abandoned years (in the hundreds of thousands or millions type figure) of adaption to begin developing new adaptations. Fish (the smart ones?) just continued along their established track. So, smarter than us? Maybe, but more evolved and adapted to their environment? Definitely.

 

[Paul B]

Well we did evolve from them. I used to date a girl who looked like a flounder so maybe some of us are not quite as evolved yet.

 

[erock68]

Maybe the fish jumping out is an evolutionary thing. Leave it on the floor and watch it grow legs. But wait, that would just make them as dumb as us.

Maybe, just maybe, it wants to do this:




***Borrowed from Hell in a Handbasket****

 

[LeslieP]

Thanks for the great thoughts, Paul. I like how your mind works - bunny trails and all! I can tell you take great joy in life and don't sweat the small stuff. Enjoy!

 

[Paul B]

I don't sweat most small stuff, but this little thing makes me sweat when I watch her.

 

[LeslieP]

She may be small (and beautiful!) but she sure doesn't qualify for "small stuff"! Enjoy every minute, andI am sure that you do.

 

[Paul B]

Yes I do, and there is another one on the way, we just found that out 2 days ago.
I can't wait to get them certified for SCUBA diving

 

[drej424]

It's funny how much she looks like you in this picture! She's beautiful! And congrats on your upcoming new addition!

 

[spieszak]

I personally think it's awesome how you've chosen the same hair style as her for the picture to help emphasize how much she looks like you!

 

[Paul B]

Thank you, she combs her hair like me out of respect, and she loves me.

 

[tommer725]

Great post

 

[The Curious]

So, just as food for thought Paul. I've kind of always looked at this as the fact that fish have had more time for evolution to help them along with adapting to their environment. When the first fish like animal grew legs and headed for dry land (highly scientific I know), it abandoned years (in the hundreds of thousands or millions type figure) of adaption to begin developing new adaptations. Fish (the smart ones?) just continued along their established track. So, smarter than us? Maybe, but more evolved and adapted to their environment? Definitely.

Thats exactly where my brain was going. My marine bio professor always drilled into our heads that food, reproduction, and safety from predators were (sry are) the driving forces of evolution. I personally think that the fish who decided, "screw all these apex predators, I'm growing some legs so I can get out of this body of water" (exact quote), were the smart ones.

I think that I am smarter than a fish, but I agree that a fish is much more evolved than me...also...the lateral line is one of the most fascinating features of any organism on this planet IMO.

Paul, thanks for being such a good example to us all :thumbsup:. I can't wait to be able to say I've been keeping for 30 years.

OH yeah, being that you have seen the evolution of reefkeeping :lmao:, what do you think about diatom filters? All the older reefers I know swear by them, and most of the new guys don't even know what they are.

 

[Paul B]

what do you think about diatom filters? All the older reefers I know swear by them, and most of the new guys don't even know what they are.

I don't think I could keep my reef going without one. I use it a few times a year to blast the rocks and thoroughly stir up the gravel all the way to the UG filter. Typhoons happen at sea and they happen in my tank. That is the reason my tank does not get Old Tank Syndrome and just about all tanks will if you don't do some serious maintenance after ten years or so.

 

[The Curious]

Thats about what I thought. Diatom filter is my next investment.

I'm curious how often you do a water change too. I just like picking at experienced brains

 

[Paul B]

There is about a 100 page thread here on my tank but in short, I change about 20% of my water 5 or 6 times a year.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1711320