Re: Immaculate conception

[IDMiamiBob@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/27/99 9:52:09 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
mdiller@MAIL.LAWNET.FORDHAM.EDU writes:

> I came home last night to find that my female taenatus is guarding a bunch 
of 
> eggs.  The only problem is that there is no male in the tank.
>  
>     Unusual?  harmful in any way?
>  
>  I assume that she will eventually eat the eggs.  I feel badly for her 
though.
> 
>  
>  Matt Diller
>  
Well, it's not common, but at the same time, it's not unusual.  When water 
parameters and food are right, fish spawn.  That's how it is.  My 
sister-in-law used to have a feedeer-size comet in a bowl that spawned solo 
every three or four weeks.  She kept it immaculate, and the fish was happy.

Bob Dixon


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