ted22
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As the thread title says basically, Im trying to figure it out!
I know axolotls have very poor eyesight but as far as I know they are not completely blind. I know their speciality is detecting moving wriggling things but My axie seems to respond to visual things that dont move (like placing an object in at the opposite end of the tank, he'll just come straight over to have a look) like im guessing alot of yours would. he also does it if I place an object next to the tank he'll come over and stare at it for a while to check it out, also responds to me going up to the tank coming up to the front to say hello and following me from side to side as if he can see me as clear as day!
Even if their eyesight is very poor they obviously have some kind of reasonable visual ability for them to do the things they appear to do,
So why are these axolotl beasties always bumping into everything in the tank, its like Gomez goes out of his way to bump into something is it bump first then if its in his way bump again?!?! I just dont get it? Im sure gomez isnt unique on this one and most if not all axies are like this just bumping and barging their way through everything!
Are they really that stupid, are they really that blind? Or do they just not give a toss and just not look where they are going?
...... He can catch a lightning quick zebra danio and stalks shrimp but bumps straight into a 12in lump of bogwood as if he doesnt know its there?!?!
If I have made this up and its only Gomez that is blind/stupid/Both then that means I have a very silly axoltol coz I know he's not blind so why bump into everything? AHHHH!
Judging from all the strange things ive seen Gomez do I'd go with stupid, but then theres the question how can they be that stupid? as they are not stupid animals, (my fish dont bump into everything and im sure hes more intelligent than one of my guppies!)! Ahh Silly Axolotls!
I know axolotls have very poor eyesight but as far as I know they are not completely blind. I know their speciality is detecting moving wriggling things but My axie seems to respond to visual things that dont move (like placing an object in at the opposite end of the tank, he'll just come straight over to have a look) like im guessing alot of yours would. he also does it if I place an object next to the tank he'll come over and stare at it for a while to check it out, also responds to me going up to the tank coming up to the front to say hello and following me from side to side as if he can see me as clear as day!
Even if their eyesight is very poor they obviously have some kind of reasonable visual ability for them to do the things they appear to do,
So why are these axolotl beasties always bumping into everything in the tank, its like Gomez goes out of his way to bump into something is it bump first then if its in his way bump again?!?! I just dont get it? Im sure gomez isnt unique on this one and most if not all axies are like this just bumping and barging their way through everything!
Are they really that stupid, are they really that blind? Or do they just not give a toss and just not look where they are going?
...... He can catch a lightning quick zebra danio and stalks shrimp but bumps straight into a 12in lump of bogwood as if he doesnt know its there?!?!
If I have made this up and its only Gomez that is blind/stupid/Both then that means I have a very silly axoltol coz I know he's not blind so why bump into everything? AHHHH!
Judging from all the strange things ive seen Gomez do I'd go with stupid, but then theres the question how can they be that stupid? as they are not stupid animals, (my fish dont bump into everything and im sure hes more intelligent than one of my guppies!)! Ahh Silly Axolotls!
