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mr715

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4. My former advisor studied mosquitofish

Reply to vanlassie (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:37 PM

23 hrs ago

Turns out they have two color morphs - silver and mottled, and they behave differently. If I remember correctly, the mottled form is roughly 1% of the population and is much smarter and more aggressive. They kind of bully the other fish. And they learn from watching other fish more readily.

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I'm a grad student in a lab fighting mosquitoes... [View all] mr715 Yesterday OP

The headline makes it seem like you are under siege. Intractable 23 hrs ago #1

The little bugs don't like me too much. mr715 23 hrs ago #2

I keep DEET on all summer. And I keep mosquito fish in a make shift pond on my front porch. vanlassie 23 hrs ago #3

My former advisor studied mosquitofish mr715 23 hrs ago #4

That's interesting! vanlassie 23 hrs ago #5