Do fish recognize strangers? - Page 2 - Aquarium Advice

krustykrab99 · 05-08-2008, 07:37 PM

I have heard that discuss, angelfish, and severums can recognize the difference between their owner and a stranger from about four feet away. I have had discuss and when someone walked into the room other than me they would imediately hide but when I walked in they would rush to the top. They seemed far more intelligent than most people give them credit.

Dave66 · 05-09-2008, 03:33 AM

My dear lady keeps seahorses, Hippocampus reidi specifically, in a 180-gallon reef aquarium I gave her a couple years ago to do so. When she feeds them they blush deep red and eye her with great affection. When I feed them, until about 8 months ago, they do their Houdini thing and blend into the background, and stayed hidden until I was 10 or more feet way before they'd re-appear and feed. Now, they do come out to eat when I'm there, but they still view me with a jaundiced eye, like they suspect me of abducting Emily or something.
So yes, they do differentiate people, and it doesn't seem to be a food matter with the horses. They just adore her and barely tolerate me lol.

Dave

05-09-2008, 03:33 AM	#12 (permalink)
Dave66 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mars Posts: 61	My dear lady keeps seahorses, Hippocampus reidi specifically, in a 180-gallon reef aquarium I gave her a couple years ago to do so. When she feeds them they blush deep red and eye her with great affection. When I feed them, until about 8 months ago, they do their Houdini thing and blend into the background, and stayed hidden until I was 10 or more feet way before they'd re-appear and feed. Now, they do come out to eat when I'm there, but they still view me with a jaundiced eye, like they suspect me of abducting Emily or something. So yes, they do differentiate people, and it doesn't seem to be a food matter with the horses. They just adore her and barely tolerate me lol. Dave __________________ And you know, that you're over the hill, when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill . . .

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05-08-2008, 07:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
krustykrab99 Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 35	I have heard that discuss, angelfish, and severums can recognize the difference between their owner and a stranger from about four feet away. I have had discuss and when someone walked into the room other than me they would imediately hide but when I walked in they would rush to the top. They seemed far more intelligent than most people give them credit.