Chemical warfare on the reef

[ichthyoid]

I thought this was an intersting article.

(Especially since I have a clown goby

http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/chemical-warfare-on-the-reef/">http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/chemical-warfare-on-the-reef/</a>

[B]Chemical warfare on the reef[/B]

[B]Algae kill corals, corals muster fish, fish eat algae and become more toxic.[/B]

by [IMG]http://arstechnica.com/author/john-timmer/">John Timmer</a> - Nov 9 2012, 4:35pm EST
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[IMG]http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dixson2HR-640x495.jpg alt="" />A goby eyes up some algae that's intruding on its coral home.



Sometimes refered to as allelopathy-

 

[rdnelson]

Interesting read. I didn't see where the author identified the types of Goby. Did I miss that?

 

[ichthyoid]

rdnelson99;811359 wrote: Interesting read. I didn't see where the author identified the types of Goby. Did I miss that?

They are listed in the reference article, here Rich-

 

[rsg4]

That's cool.

 

[ralph atl]

saw that on FB 10 days ago by tank owner...lol