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What male fish gets pregnant?
The male seahorse is the only known fish species where the male becomes pregnant and carries the embryos until they are born. The female deposits her eggs into the male's brood pouch, where they are fertilized and develop until birth.
Does a balloon fish have live babies or eggs?
Balloon fish lay eggs. They are then left for fertilization by the male. The male fish may help the female release her eggs by rubbing her side.
Can a goldfish lay eggs without a male present?
All fish can lay eggs without a male present. The male and female fish do not meet during reproduction. Eggs are fertilized only once they leave the female's body. The male will come later to fertilize them with his sperm after the female fish has laid the eggs and left
What are the female and male fish's reproductive organs?
Female fish have ovaries, which produce eggs, while male fish have testes, which produce sperm. Fertilization typically occurs externally, with the male releasing sperm into the water to fertilize the eggs released by the female.
How do fish repreduce?
Fish reproduce through spawning, where the female releases eggs and the male releases sperm into the water. Fertilization occurs externally, and the fertilized eggs develop into larvae before growing into juvenile fish. Some fish species have internal fertilization where the female retains the eggs inside her body until they hatch.
Who carries sea dragon eggs?
The male does. The female lays the eggs in a "brood" pouch inside the male's tale and th male carries the eggs from 4-6 weeks
Do the fish leave the eggs after they are born?
It depends on the type of fish. Some fish, such as cod and herring, abandon their eggs after spawning. Salmon and trout cover their fertilised eggs with gravel but abandon them soon after. Among ocean fish, female seahorses and pipefish lay their eggs in a pouch on the underside of the male. The eggs hatch inside the male's pouch. Some fish, including certain ocean catfish and cardinal fish, carry their eggs in their mouth during the hatching period. In some species, the male carries the eggs. In other species, the female carries them. The males of a few species guard their young for a short time after they hatch. These fish include freshwater bass, bowfins, brown bullheads, Siamese fighting fish, and some sticklebacks. But most other fish provide no protection for their offspring.
Does the male or female takes care of the seahorses eggs?
The male seahorse carries and looks after the eggs.
How does algae fish have babies?
Algae fish, such as Seahorses, have a unique reproductive process where the male carries and protects the fertilized eggs in a specialized pouch until they are ready to hatch. The female deposits her eggs into the male's pouch, where they are fertilized and develop until they are released as fully formed baby fish.
What male fish gets pregnant?
The male seahorse is the only known fish species where the male becomes pregnant and carries the embryos until they are born. The female deposits her eggs into the male's brood pouch, where they are fertilized and develop until birth.
Do fish have pouches?
The male sea horse has a small pouch near his tail. The female sea horse deposits her eggs, up to 200 at one time, in the male's pouch, which is then sealed with a sticky secretion. The male carries around the eggs with him for about 45 days. Also the Opossum shrimp
Does a female fish have to have a male fish to have eggs?
All female creatures develop eggs with or without a male. The male is only needed to do the fertilizing. So the answer is no.
Does a balloon fish have live babies or eggs?
Balloon fish lay eggs. They are then left for fertilization by the male. The male fish may help the female release her eggs by rubbing her side.
Why do fish milt?
Well... milt is simply how they reproduce. The "milt" contains the sperm, which the male fish usually deposits very near the nest of eggs that the female has laid. The current of the water carries the milt closer to the eggs, leading to fertilization.
What male lays eggs?
There are no male animals that lay eggs. Many people think that a male sea horse lays eggs, but a female sea horse lays eggs and the male carries them and takes care of it.
What is it called when the male and female can both hold eggs?
While it is typical that a female would carry the offspring in a heterogamous species. Male pregnancy is the term used when a male carries the offspring. Male fish of the Syngnathidae family carry their offspring.
Do you need male fish to fertilize eggs?
The answer is yes. Fish do need at least one male in the tank to fertilies the eggs. However in some cases the fish will first lay the eggs then the male will fertilize them.
