Chad Vossen
12-05-2007, 06:11 PM
this is a video i made few months back. i have since sold the wrasses.
i was thinking about how octopus can open a jar to get to the food inside. well, i know fish cant undo a jar lid, but they can push against or tear apart something blocking the opening.
well, i took a small jar and filled it with their favorite food. i took a sheet of nori and covered the opening and used a rubberband to hold it in place. i placed it into the aquarium and all the fish tried to get at the food inside the jar. well after a few trys, the clownfish started to figure it out but my wrasses never seemed to understand the food was in a JAR! the sheet of nori seemed to be strong enough to keep my clownfish out for almost an hour.... and i videoed them the whole time in 5 minute segments..
after an hour the clownfish had their fill, so i just opened up the jar all the way and let the poor wrasses dig in.
i dont know how to post the actual video here, so i will just post a link. please rate my video 5 stars if you like it, or dont rate it at all if you dont like it :)
clownfish solving puzzle (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/960419/clownfish_solves_puzzle/)
i was thinking about how octopus can open a jar to get to the food inside. well, i know fish cant undo a jar lid, but they can push against or tear apart something blocking the opening.
well, i took a small jar and filled it with their favorite food. i took a sheet of nori and covered the opening and used a rubberband to hold it in place. i placed it into the aquarium and all the fish tried to get at the food inside the jar. well after a few trys, the clownfish started to figure it out but my wrasses never seemed to understand the food was in a JAR! the sheet of nori seemed to be strong enough to keep my clownfish out for almost an hour.... and i videoed them the whole time in 5 minute segments..
after an hour the clownfish had their fill, so i just opened up the jar all the way and let the poor wrasses dig in.
i dont know how to post the actual video here, so i will just post a link. please rate my video 5 stars if you like it, or dont rate it at all if you dont like it :)
clownfish solving puzzle (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/960419/clownfish_solves_puzzle/)