Livebearer fish are some of the most fascinating marine creatures. Instead of laying eggs, they produce fully formed live young. They only make up a tiny percent of fish species globally, but many ...

If you're a beginning aquarist, you may be overwhelmed by the choices presented to you at your local pet store. You've probably seen goldfish in bowls on TV, but the pet store recommends keeping a ...

To female molly and Limia fish, nothing is hotter than a male with a large dorsal fin. But these fins aren't just decorations to attract females. Males also use them to fight or intimidate rivals. For ...

Long before fancy guppies filled store tanks, aquarium books regularly featured dozens of hardy wild species that thrived in small setups and bred without drama. Many of those fish slowly disappeared ...

For example, the metallic livebearer, a little golden fish native to Cuba, hatches from an egg while still inside its mother. That means the mom gives birth to live young. The more traditional fish-y ...

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GOLIAD – Charles Clapsaddle’s fascination with fish began when he was a 7-year-old boy and he won four goldfish at the Goliad County Fair. He dropped the fish in a water trough, grew and spawned them, ...

Biologists studied the evolution of 40 molly and Limia species, and concluded dorsal fin displays arose first for males to compete with other males, only later being used in courtship displays to ...