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Discus Fish Are Mammal-Like Parents: Study

First Posted: 11/01/10 10:11 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:10 PM ET

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Discus fish are surprisingly attentive parents, scientists have found.

The colourful little creatures are known to feed their offspring with a nutritious mucus on their skin.

Now a study has suggested that the tropical fish actually wean their fry, "encouraging" them to forage for themselves, and that when it comes to looking after their young, discus fish have more in common with mammals.

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Discus fish are surprisingly attentive parents, scientists have found. The colourful little creatures are known to feed their offspring with a nutritious mucus on their skin. Now a study has suggest...
Discus fish are surprisingly attentive parents, scientists have found. The colourful little creatures are known to feed their offspring with a nutritious mucus on their skin. Now a study has suggest...
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12:51 AM on 11/03/2010
I'm not sure why this is news. Any avid aquaria hobbyist knows this. Discus are cichlids. Such behavior isn't rare among cichlids. There are even cichlids (the various species in the brichardi complex, for example) where the older fry help the parents take care of the younger fry.
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