iambenfields
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Heard this today on NPR. I love freakonomics and I love cleaner wrasses so this was a clear win.
Interesting though - the researcher said this ‘ BSHARY: That’s their reason of being, so to speak, in a coral reef. From sunrise to sunset, 11 hours, they clean. They have 2,000 interactions per day. And a single client typically goes five to 30 times a day to see a cleaner fish.’
Made me wonder if these fish (who’s mortality rate in tanks is high) are getting enough fish to clean... Especially given what he said about ‘regulars’ and ‘visitors’ - it made me think that this species may be better off left on the reefs, or in mega-tanks.
Interesting though - the researcher said this ‘ BSHARY: That’s their reason of being, so to speak, in a coral reef. From sunrise to sunset, 11 hours, they clean. They have 2,000 interactions per day. And a single client typically goes five to 30 times a day to see a cleaner fish.’
Made me wonder if these fish (who’s mortality rate in tanks is high) are getting enough fish to clean... Especially given what he said about ‘regulars’ and ‘visitors’ - it made me think that this species may be better off left on the reefs, or in mega-tanks.
