> I would consider most aquariums to be less stressful than the real world.
> But for a fish caught from the wild, the aquarium must introduce more stress
> points. My perceptions, not the fish's.
[snip]
I wonder. I was thinking that one thing different in tanks vs the wild
is the greatly increased populaton density. (Can I say that for
schooling fish?) How far does aggression go in the wild, when a fish can
just swim away?
I don't know what greater volumes of water in the wild, or even flowing
streams, would mean for a fish's chances of exposure to pathogens vs in
a tank.
Stephen
-- Stephen Boulet, Grayslake, IL, USA spboulet at enteract dot com