Colors

I restocked my aquarium today...finally. It got me to thinking about color in nature. There are  3 kinds of tropical fish, community, semi aggressive and aggressive. The community fish are, for the most part, boring. They are still and not so colorful in most cases. Semi aggressives are quite active and more colorful. The most aggressive category is by far the most colorful and active. And the highest maintenance and most expensive of the 3 types. I get the semi aggressive fish for my tank.

In the plains of Africa the most colorful animals are the ones that are the prey. They typically have eyes more on the sides of their heads, so they can keep an eye out for danger. The predators tend to be tan and have eyes facing forward on their heads. When human hunters or those on safari go out, we dress in tan colors. A zebra striped pith helmet may not be such a good idea.