Terry B

[cincyreefer]

I would like your opinion on something... Do you think that fish can start loosing some of their natural instincts the longer they are kept in captivity?
Just curious to what your opinion is and if you have any specific reason for if you think they do/ don't.

 

[cincyreefer]

Do you think that a captive raised fish would be able to survive in the wild if they were raised to an adult size in an aquarium.
I am just interested as to why many people think that fish don't loose some instinct, when zoo's will claim that animals do. Hence the reason that animals can be bred to be domestic.
I understand what you are saying about them learning... maybe it just comes down to what the difference between learning and instinct is....

 

[daniel411]

There was recently a good article on this, not relating to fish though. I'll see if I can find it.