Comments on The Right Blue: The Hawaiian Dascyllus

Hi 2Sweet - That is a very logical theory for an a...

2008-08-25T08:00:00.000-10:00

Hi 2Sweet - That is a very logical theory for an aquarium, and I can see why you would propose it, but in the ocean things happen a little differently. With some exceptions, when the eggs of most critters hatch, they float away from wherever they were deposited. They disperse in the water column and are carried here and there by tides and other currents. Many animals spend their entire larval stage suspended in the water that way. As a result, the post-larval animal can end up miles from where its parents live.

(I probably should do a whole post on this subject...)

Bobbie

That is pretty interesting. What's the possibilit...

2008-08-24T10:33:00.000-10:00

That is pretty interesting. What's the possibility that the eggs were laid there or transported by mom? I don't know. It just reminds me of the breeding nest in a home fish tank where the little babies can hide.

@ Alex - Thanks. I'm pretty sure there's some bio...

2008-08-20T15:46:00.000-10:00

@ Alex - Thanks. I'm pretty sure there's some biochemical sensing involved, but the specifics are a mystery.

@ Lavender - LOL, you've planted a very funny image in my head!

Bobbie

How very anthropomorphic! The bright, cute little ...

2008-08-20T08:11:00.000-10:00

How very anthropomorphic! The bright, cute little children growing into homely, grey adults. I can almost see the lunchpail and car keys under the big one's ventral fins.

Beautiful! And it is an interesting question, how...

2008-08-20T02:57:00.000-10:00

Beautiful! And it is an interesting question, how the young fish find Cerianthids.