Word: bubblenest
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...female ejects the eggs he fertilizes them, takes them in his mouth one by one and carefully places them in the bubblenest. After she has laid the eggs the female is through, and unless she is removed from the aquarium, her mate will kill her. He zealously guards the nest until the young are hatched, and even guards the young for three or four days until they have developed enough to care for themselves. Then, having performed his family duties, the male will turn cannibal and eat the young he has been guarding, unless he is also removed...
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