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fish eggs and young fish tend to have many predators that want to eat them so many of them don't survive. By laying large amounts of eggs, adult fish increases the probabilty that one of those eggs will survive to grow into a full grown fish and reproduce.
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Why do clown fish lay so many eggs?
clown fish lay so many eggs because the eat them
Why do fish lay so may eggs?
Do you mean so many eggs? If so, that question is already answered.
Why does a female herring lay many eggs?
Do you mean "Why do fish lay so many eggs at one time? The reason fish lay so many eggs at one time is survival. The more eggs that a female lays the better chance more eggs will have a chance to survive.
How many eggs do the average angler fish lay?
Not all tropical fish even lay eggs, guppies, platys, and swordtails are good example of livebearer tropical fish. So the number of eggs a tropical fish lays cannot be determined.
Why do patridges lay so many eggs?
They lay so many eggs because there is a lot of pretiders in their habatat. So the patridges know that most eggs will not make it so they natural lay alot.smart birdies
How many eggs do fishes lay?
The answer to how many eggs does a fish lay really depends on the type of fish that you are asking about. Some species on lay a few dozen while others will lay thousands in order to try to ensure their species survival.Fish can lay 2-500 eggs at a time, it depends on the species. That's why there are so many fish in a school of fish!Usually, about 50-200. The fish lays eggs in a simple way. Take the salmon for example. It makes a nest with it's tail then the male fertalizes the eggs and she lays them in the nest. The female die shortly after spawning(laying eggs). That is how this fish lays eggs. Actually, it depends on the fish. Some fish, like salmon, lay only a few hundred eggs. But generally, marine fish lay more eggs. Some marine fish lay millions of eggs.50-200 (usually)
How many eggs does a siamese fighting fish lay?
Usually around 200 or so.
Why does a fish lay many eggs at one go?
becUSE ONCE THEY LAY EGG THEY DONT TAKE CARE OF IT. THE EGG IS ON ITS SELF SO ONLY SOME EGGS SURVIVE THATS WHY EGGS LAY ALOT OF EGGS
Why is necessary for these fish to lay hundreds of eggs in order for the salmon fish to survive?
Because so many are eaten or damaged, so the more eggs the more chance of survival
How many eggs do comet fish lay?
Comet goldfish usually lay between 500-5,000 eggs. The reason why they lay so many is because goldfish eggs, and fry, have high mortality rates. Having so many eggs ensures that at least some of the goldfish fry will reach adulthood.
Many fish can lay up to 1000 eggs state 2 reasons for the fishes to lay so many eggs?
In the wild most are picked off by other fish before they have hatched. After hatching a lot don't reach adulthood, so more eggs equals to more chance of adult fish spawning again!
Why does female fish lay so many eggs?
Because she abandons the eggs in the water without caring for them during their development. It must be pointed out that this is the case in most female fish, but some species care for their young, and therefore lay fewer eggs.
