Dainty eaters in the wild. What's the advantage?!

[knifegill]

I just realized the challenges a species must face in the wild would also include dietary pickiness. As I watch my angelfish gingerly mouth one particle of food while the fish around him inhale massive quantities without thinking at all about it, I think, "Really, angel. How do your kind survive?".

Are they better at rejecting inappropriate foods?

Is their environment so laden with their favorite delicacies that they have become, as a species, spoiled?

Has it paid well to avoid lingering at the surface?

How do these balance out with daily caloric needs?

 

[Aquarist123]

Seems like an interesting point, hopefully someone chimes in here

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

hopefully someone chimes in here

*CHIME*

I don't really know, but I would guess it's because they have such a big selection in their natural habitat.

 

[knifegill]

So perhaps the spoiled angle, then?

 

[CClump]

my angel was the least picky of all my fish and always hungry and begging for more.
tried on several occasions to even eat my finger

 

[GhostShrimpMan]

So perhaps the spoiled angle, then?

That's what I'm thinking