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In response to
"heh...just walked by my cichlid tank and saw a bunch of "stuff" floating around and was like "what the hell" Turns out my Jewel Cichlids had babies"
by
Stephen
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Related: I got a pair of praying mantises to breed in a ten-gallon fishtank once.
Posted by
Dr.Vermin (aka Dr.Vermin)
Jun 24 '09, 17:30
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The female laid her eggsac (like a dollop of orange caulk) on the top of the tank.
The male died shortly thereafter, but did not have his head bitten off, as I had been led to expect.
The female even died a month or two afterward.
I pretty much forgot about it, but left the tank where it was and didn't disturb anything.
One morning I got up and I couldn't see inside the tank because the inner walls were *coated* with tiny, baby mantises. They seemed fully formed, but only about 1cm long and partially transparent.
A very interesting mix of cute and creepy.
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