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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 131413" data-attributes="member: 27883">As you began using the fish example, I immediately started thinking "discus". That was funny.About your premise regarding the slower feeding response, just for the sake of conversation on the subject, one could argue the opposite. If a spiderling has a slower feeding response and remains cautious and hidden more of the time, he/she would have less exposure to predators than the spiderling that just runs out and grabs the first thing that moves with no regard for its safety.All speculation, of course. This discussion comes up frequently in all animal circles. Then we can get into the premise of simulating wild conditions where many animals barely hang on, vs. us trying to simulate the what we believe to be the most optimal wild conditions, where captive bred animals thrive.</blockquote>