The Evolution Deceit Splash tetra is a fish about 4 cm in length
which habitats in South America’s slow-running rivers. The male
splash tetra finds a proper leaf bending towards the water and
awaits for a female to come. The purpose of the male and female
fish is to lay their eggs on the leaf out of the water. When a
female accepts the invitation to spawn, the pair leap out of the
water together in a perfect manner. During this jump they press
each other’s bodies to one another and do not separate until
they attach themselves by fin suction to the underside of a
leaf. Meanwhile the female produces and fertilizes 6 to 8 eggs
and then the two fish fall back into the water. This procedure
is repeated until as many as 200 eggs are attached to the leaf.
Why do the splash tetra fish do not leave their eggs into the
water? The answer is, they want to preserve their eggs in the
most secure location. Male Splash Tetra protects its offspring
with great self-sacrifice Once the fertilization of eggs are
finished the fema