Fish of the day, synodonis multipucata! 🥚🐣 Nature’s Ultimate Freeloader This fish is one of the only catfish in the world that’s a brood parasite. It lays its eggs among spawning mouthbrooding cichlids — and the unsuspecting cichlid parent picks them up! 🐥 Reverse Parenting The catfish eggs hatch faster than the cichlid’s own eggs. The baby catfish then eat the cichlid fry from inside the parent’s mouth. Basically, it’s the fish equivalent of a cuckoo bird — hence the nickname. 🌍 African Ori

Fish of the day, yellow labs! They’re African royalty 🌍 Yellow Labs come from Lake Malawi in Africa—one of the most famous lakes in the world for colorful cichlids. Bright yellow = natural, not dyed ✨ Their vibrant lemon-yellow color is completely natural, which is pretty rare among fish. One of the friendliest cichlids 😊 Compared to many African cichlids, Yellow Labs are known for being relatively peaceful and are great for beginners. Mouthbrooding moms 👶 Females carry fertilized eggs—and la

Cardinalfish are paternal mouthbrooders, meaning the dad swims around with a mouth full of eggs for several weeks without eating. And if you’re patient & quiet enough, every so often, you catch a glimpse of dad rotating them! #cardinalfish #mouthbrooder #mouthbrooding #bali #amed #amedbali #tulamben #tulambenbali #chrisgug #gug #gugunderwater | Gug Underwater

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