Cichlids and memory

[Dan J.S.]

I removed a male and a female convicts for two weeks. This is because they
breed all the time, and defend 1/3 of the tank (120 g). Well, I put them
back yesterday, and guess what, they went right back to the same spot --
defending it again. There are about 20 hiding places, and they selected the
same spot. Now if someone tells me fish dont have memory, then what was
that?

[Happy'Cam'per]

Same thing happened to me with a pair of Jewels.
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"Dan J.S." > wrote in message
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> I removed a male and a female convicts for two weeks. This is because they
> breed all the time, and defend 1/3 of the tank (120 g). Well, I put them
> back yesterday, and guess what, they went right back to the same spot --
> defending it again. There are about 20 hiding places, and they selected
the
> same spot. Now if someone tells me fish dont have memory, then what was
> that?
>
>

[Mark Stone]

Dan J.S. wrote:
> I removed a male and a female convicts for two weeks. This is because
> they breed all the time, and defend 1/3 of the tank (120 g). Well, I put
> them back yesterday, and guess what, they went right back to the same
> spot -- defending it again. There are about 20 hiding places, and they
> selected the same spot. Now if someone tells me fish dont have memory,
> then what was that?

Of course fish have memory. We Oscar keepers know that for sure -- when
I sit at my aquarium they try to get through the glass to get to me,
but if anyone else sits there they just turn up their noses. --Mark



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[Fuzzy]

Sure they do, but its not like ours, theirs is more selective. Like who
feeds them.....lol.



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[Craig]

yeah, fish have memory.

eg. my new guppies (cheers to mark for the suggestion) know when the
lights go on to go to the surface for food.

my O sits in the flow of the filter if he cant see me, but if i come in
the room he swims up and down the tank begging, spashing etc. but, as
mentioned before, doesnt other with my family (they think hes dying due
to lack of movement or something)

Course fish like carp, roach etc have excelent memory, remembering good
feeding spots and what baits to avoid and which to take on a lake or
river where fishing is allowed.

craig



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