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Topic | I just realized something troubling: Pet store fish never have babies. |
Clench281 11/23/19 4:03:08 PM #11: | GreenKnight127 posted... BlackScythe0 posted...GreenKnight127 posted...BlackScythe0 posted...Fish have specific requirements to breed that tend to be too advanced for the average person. Humans are able to become pregnant year-round. Many species do not. When you reproduce in one or only a few bouts per year, like most animals, it makes sense for your period of reproduction to sync up with others of you species. Because if you become fertile and no one else does, you're not having any babies. But how do you sync up fertility with others? Organisms use reliable cues that change over time in the environment. They sense environmental conditions and have a physiological response that induces fertility. In the wild, this cue is not constant, but it is reliable from year-to-year. In your tank, that cue is not occurring. --- Take me for what I am -- who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby, or leave me. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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