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Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Hello, Are there any live bearers that provide parental care to their fry? Thanks. Chris
Posted 30-Jan-2007 06:11
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	Edited by Joe Potato Not that I'm aware of, and in fact it's really not needed (of course, I now expect Cali or someone to come in here with some really obscure species of livebearer that in fact DOES provide some care ). Livebearer fry are quite large when born, and can generally care for themselves. Joe Potato
Posted 30-Jan-2007 07:17
divertran Fish Addict Posts: 784 Kudos: 469 Votes: 165 Registered: 14-Nov-2004	Not sure about all livebearers, but my mollies did't provide any care for the young. In fact she would often gulp one down when it swam past.
Posted 30-Jan-2007 18:56
Dangerous Dave Hobbyist Posts: 144 Kudos: 179 Votes: 3 Registered: 15-Jul-2002	Nope. The reason that livebearers are born so big is that they have to fend for themselves from the outset. IF they can escape mums jaws that is!!!
Posted 31-Jan-2007 00:55
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	They seem big enough but they still get eaten. They cannot outrun/outhide their parents. Thanks Anyways. PS. Cali got any rare fish that do? Chris
Posted 31-Jan-2007 15:07
katieb Fish Addict Posts: 697 Votes: 69 Registered: 03-Jul-2004	If your trying to protect fry you can remove the parents or provide a lot of cover for babies to hide in. Of course as long as predators are around some fry will get caught and eaten. This is usually beneficial as only the strongest fry survive and you have less mouths to feed. Unless you're setting up some sort of breeding program and want to raise as many fry as possible. I'll do graffiti, If you sing to me in French.
Posted 31-Jan-2007 21:09


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