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Some fish, called egg scatters, put their eggs in different places in weeds or gravel. As the female is laying the eggs, the male chases her around and fertilizes the eggs. If you are lucky enough to see this process, you may be amazed because the fish don't pay attention to anything else, even food! Tetras and barbs are examples of egg scatters.

Substrate spawners, such as catfish or cichlids, put their eggs on plants, a piece of wood or the tank until they hatch.

A very interesting type of fish are the bubblenest builders. They actually build a nest for their eggs in bubbles that the male blows. The bubbles look like foam and are held together by saliva.

Finally, mouthbrooders keep their eggs in their mouths until after they hatch. Both the male and the female may carry the eggs, and the carrier does not eat very much until the eggs hatch.

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