2007-01-27 13:04:54 · 9 answers · asked by mikayla 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The difference between spawning and breeding is:
To "spawn" a fish is to give them the right conditions so they will reproduce by either laying eggs or having babies (all fish babies are called fry) as the livebearers do.
To "breed" a fish is to actually fertilize the fish or eggs yourself, which is obviously not possible. (although cattle "breeders" actually do inseminate the cows themselves using bull sperm)
The two words have come to mean the same since they have been used by people who don't know the difference for so long that is really doesn't matter anymore. You will find that people who use the word spawn are typically a little more knowledgeable about fish than the people who use the word breed.
2007-01-27 13:23:58 · answer #1 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
To reproduce (lay eggs) - Salmon swim upstream to spawn.
It can also mean the offspring - Will the spawn from my crossing of a red and a blue betta be purple?
2007-01-27 13:12:19 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
umm wrong section but spawn means you have to pick somewere to spawn in the game usually after you have been killed
2016-03-29 05:39:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spawn
To deposit eggs; produce spawn. or
To produce offspring in large numbers.
2007-01-27 13:11:42 · answer #4 · answered by *Hardy~Girl* 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spawning is how egg laying fish mate. The female drops eggs, and the male squirts sperm on them.
2007-01-27 13:10:16 · answer #5 · answered by fish guy 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
to reproduce and lay fertilized eggs
2007-01-27 13:09:31 · answer #6 · answered by JaSam 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it means fish breeding
2007-01-27 13:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by animallover 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to mate and breed.
2007-01-27 15:24:51 · answer #8 · answered by Sxc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lay eggs, or have babies
2007-01-27 13:11:31 · answer #9 · answered by rhino_man420 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋