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Live bearing fish in a home aquarium

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:50:28 +0000

In several other posts we have looked at fish breeding. We learned about fish that scatter their eggs and fish that hide or anchor their eggs. Fish that harbor their young within their bodies are called livebearers. This group of fish sometimes harbors the eggs in the mouth of the parent and sometimes in the […]

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Breeding fish in a home aquarium

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:00:29 +0000

The usual fish tank aquarium is set up for the enjoyment of the observer. An aquarist will often buy a pair of fish, a male and a female. As with other creatures when a male and a female get together the natural impulse is to breed. A natural question might be, ”Why doesn’t the aquarium […]

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