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Because in the wild 99.9% of them (or so) get eaten. So in numbers there is strength....and survival. IT IS SO LAME!!!!
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThis is because out in the wild, they have many predators that can eat the eggs, so to increase the chances of surviving fry, they lay more eggs. Fishpert, John
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