@blackopsrule The answer is mentioned in the Selfish Gene (which, coincidentally, brought me here. The benefits of allowing these fish to clean you, and not eat them, is that it becomes easier to find fish willing to clean your teeth. Imagine if you constantly wanted a haircut, but after the barber gives you a haircut you refuse to pay... you would constantly be looking for new barbers, and this takes more time and effort than simply paying.
How come he allows this fish to clean and not just eat him?
blackopsrule 5 months ago
@blackopsrule The answer is mentioned in the Selfish Gene (which, coincidentally, brought me here. The benefits of allowing these fish to clean you, and not eat them, is that it becomes easier to find fish willing to clean your teeth. Imagine if you constantly wanted a haircut, but after the barber gives you a haircut you refuse to pay... you would constantly be looking for new barbers, and this takes more time and effort than simply paying.
dratsabREVIEWS 2 weeks ago
lol this is not the cleanin fish i wanted but i saw a yellow fish kissin everything and when one fish pooped the yellow fish ate
SuperDerrick0000 5 months ago
How exactly do cleaner fish clean? Do they eat harmful stuff or what?
SailorBalance 7 months ago
@SailorBalance They eat the bacterias on other fish!
Rubyz22 3 months ago
Amazing! Mutualism in action
Trund27 7 months ago
Gulp!
FIypaper 11 months ago
"Need a brush? Need a brush? Okay I give you brush!"
sompret 1 year ago 2
really good video. Great job! Is it possible to get a copy?
kociatkouk 2 years ago
This looks naturally gay.
axelpanda1 2 years ago