NANFA-- Snapping Sound, Redhorses

Mark (mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com)
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:01:38 -0400

Thanks for the responses. Here's my wild, off-the-cuff theories -- They
use the loud noise to frighten invertebrates out of their hiding places
then snatch them up as they are fleeing. Or they use it to find and
socialize with one another.

Seems like it would be next to impossible to really nail down how the sound
is produced unless you could manipulate the parts of a fresh specimen and
produce the sound manually. Don't know how else you could force them to do
it for you. Maybe drugs? Something that would make them really happy?

Mark
Columbus Ohio USA <))><
mbinkley_at_columbus.rr.com

/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily
/ reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes
/ Association"
/ This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association
/ nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word
/ subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to
/ nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to
/ nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead.
/ For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org