Comments on: Fish Punish Fish For Bad Manners

By: Lady Claire

Lady Claire — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:30:38 +0000

I’m sorry, that just sounds so funny. I’d love to know how the researchers discovered this and what they did TO discover this!

LC x

By: JayKay

JayKay — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:54:02 +0000

@roz says ‘sexist pig fish!’ Hahahaha! Suck arse manfish – brown nosing other species!

By: roz

roz — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:51:13 +0000

sexist pig fish!

By: _JonBaxter_

_JonBaxter_ — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:11:05 +0000

Reading the article, males ARE affected by the females actions.

What is curious is that the study seems to suggest that females are the only sex responsible for that action. Is this due to greater attraction to the particular food source; or lesser ability to understand consequences; or scientists not sexing fish properly?

By: Sara Martin

Sara Martin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:25:09 +0000

Exceedingly bad manners, when she ordered the fish pie!

By: Jess xxx

Jess xxx — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:08:29 +0000

OR, it could be that male fish do not like chubby females…

“Look, Gloria, do you WANT to put on enough weight to make it look like you’ve got an extra arse?”

“You can talk! Why aren’t I allowed to punish YOU when YOU stuff your face?”

“Muscle weighs more than fat!!!”

By: jojoes6969

jojoes6969 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:05:20 +0000

Oh how facinating, fish (f)ilosophy. I must be sure to remember that next time I have fish for dinner

By: mad-hatter

mad-hatter — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:59:04 +0000

How exactly does fish misbehave?

By: Nopke

Nopke — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:56:45 +0000

I wonder how long they did this, and whether all fish will do this, also their wild relatives. Male of lots of species do have this behaviour a lot, but not just for the reason stated in this article .. they seem to react quite fast to a more primal drive on the inside, not really seeing ahead most of the time (which is though what those researchers wish to see in those fish). From lots of species around I’ve seen it’s quite often not the male that are on the lookout, although they do seem to do that but when you look closer it is more something on the outside .. they will also have the same behaviour when there is no reason for it. I wonder whether these male fish did not see to those female as well when they were not after the prawn …
Age and such will probably play a role as well, next to other interactions, in- and outside.

By: Desi Corcoran

Desi Corcoran — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:14:17 +0000

I shall be watching the little fishies with much more interest in future, no codding