Table 1. Frequency of observed behavioural measures for each experimental treatment.
These include: number of interactions; average interaction time; cleaning bites; proportion of interactions with tactile stimulation; proportion of time spent providing tactile stimulation; frequency client jolts/100 s; and incidence of chases, for groups A and B; and percentage time spent near the smaller aquarium for groups C and D. Mean ± Standard Error (SEM) are provided for each behavioural measure.
| Behaviour | Experimental treatments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group A (n = 8) | Group B (n = 10) | Mann–Whitney U test | |
| Number of interactions | 0.25 ± 0.16 | 22.1 ± 2.83 | P < 0.0001* |
| Average interaction time | 1 ± 0.75 | 6.68 ± 1.8 | P = 0.0013* |
| Cleaning bites | 0.12 ± 0.12 | 50.9 ± 5.64 | P < 0.0001* |
| Proportion of interactions with tactile stimulation | 0.62 ± 0.5 | 0.78 ± 0.1 | P = 0.0623 |
| Proportion of time spent providing tactile stimulation | 0.15 ± 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.02 | P = 0.1329 |
| Frequency client jolts/100 s | 0 | 2.29 ± 0.79 | P = 0.0007* |
| Incidence of chases | 0.75 ± 0.53 | 1.1 ± 0.5 | P = 0.4667 |
| Group C (n = 12) | Group D (n = 10) | Mann–Whitney U test | |
| Percentage time spent near the smaller aquarium | 0.25 ± 0.05 | 0.17 ± 0.08 | P = 0.2498 |
Notes.
Statistically significant result.