Friday 30 May 2014

#21 Fish Eggs


#21 Fish Eggs

Common Name: Fish eggs

General information
 - Colour: orange
- There are a lot of them clumped up together
- Found underneath a rock near the water
- The amount of time fish eggs take to hatch can be anywhere between 3 days and 2 weeks
- Fish will lays hundreds or thousands of eggs at a time due to predation and that it will give them a higher chance of passing their genes to the next generation
- Many of the eggs that are laid do not survive as the parents are not there to protect them
- Fish eggs are generally 1-2 mm in size
- Fish that stay and protect their young will lay fewer eggs than those that do not protect them because of the lower death rate




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