Asexual Reproducing fish?!

[uncwnells]

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African Zebra, mother was 2nd gen asexual reproducer, orange, .5 to 2 in long
Price: 2.00 each

 

[Citrinellus]

I've heard of female cichlids producing small amounts of sperm, I'll try to find a study showing it...

 

[Citrinellus]

here we go i remember reading it somewhere, its called "parthenogenesis". Look at the answer at the top of this page. You have to magnify it and read. http://www.tfhdigital.com/tfh/200911/?pg=19

 

[boldtogether]

Melanochromis Auratus will do that as well...sort of. They will actually change sex. When they do, watch out for a demon fish from hell!!

 

[CHOMPERS]

LOL, Melanochromis Auratus is already a demon fish from hell. After they change color, watch out!

 

[Jakob]

Some female swodtails get a sword and change sex.

 

[uncwnells]

finding out new things everyday!

 

[CHOMPERS]

Oh by the way, a lot of "virgin births" in the animal kindom are due to the females ability to store sperm. Some live bearers (guppies, mosquito fish) are capable of up to six births from a single mating.

 

[uncwnells]

Yeah I knew about the storing sperm part, I did not know that they could "produce their own sperm"