Mate for life

Not as wierd as you would think, im not trying to breed them (although that would be AWSOME

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) but if you dont keep a breeding pair together (ie you just get two females) they are so teritorial they will fight eachother. I have enough problems with the tank that i didnt need that

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(like making sure my puffer doesnt eat the coral)

 

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lol like I said weird problems

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Cool hobby though

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did you see the marine fish thread in freethoughts where i posted some of my pics?
I have a whole heep of new ones i need to shrink and upload maybe over the weekened including of the puffer (he\she is apsolutly GORGIOUS with these orange and blue stripes around the eyes)

 

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Could you PM me when you do ?
Need to catch some sleep now.. See ya

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I've never heard that. Do you have a link to that info?

 

Lots of animals that mate for life cheat on their mates - and a percentage divorce.

That doesn't mean they don't mate for life.

There's a big difference between pair-bonding for life (fairly common among humans, even, and lots of other animals as listed and more) and lifetime monogamy (much less common among animals or humans).

King Solomon was mated for life to every one of his 300 wives or whatever he had.

Last I heard, a few years ago some researcher had verified monogamy in a single species of vole in, IIRC, the American southwest. That was the first verified monogamous mammal. There have been no verifications of monogamous birds that I know of.

 

Albatross mate for life and actually find each other again amongst thousands within a flock after being appart for 2 years.

 

Lots of insects mate for life as well

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Mayflies.

 

Yup lol

 

Their monogamy has never been verified, though. Neither has their frequency of divorce, AFAIK (actually, soemone's probably done that).

Not very many, as a percentage. Not each partner's life, anyway. This research required the finding of such insects, and it was no small task to round up a sufficient variety of examples: http://www.anusha.com/phallus.htm

 

I know it more of a comical remark. Interesting article though

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