Senegal Bichir Breeding Q

[moonchild1970]

Just curious. Do Bichirs need to breed? If they get egg laden and do not breed is that ok, or does it hurt them to be be egg laden?

 

[popcorn1]

i dont think any fish HAVE to breed. theyll probably just carry their eggs inside them until a male mates with them.

 

[channarox]

or expel the eggs without having them fertilized.

 

[Druu]

or expel the eggs without having them fertilized.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that most egg laying organisms tend to reabsorb their eggs rather than expelling unfertilized eggs as there is a high energy cost associated with egg production.

 

[channarox]

many cichlids and some other fish expel unfertilized eggs that are eventually eaten.

 

[moonchild1970]

Ok that's what I needed to know.
I just wanted to make sure that the females(if I have any) don't get bound up.