Why is it of no use to ask how many fry a fish will produce...?
Simply because that number varies every time, no matter if they're egg layers or livebearers. I do understand the question involved. But basically, there's no actual answer to it.
I frequently come across this typical question of people: How many fry will this fish have?
A bigger belly in comparison to a less big belly doesn't always mean more eggs or more fry. The eggs can be less but more fluid is in the belly or the fry can be somewhat bigger but less in number when the belly is quite large. But it could also mean more fry but tiny in comparison to a normal sized newborn when it comes to livebearers. Although, egg layers and livebearers have there own size of all eggs, if an egg has got more nutrients (embryos need these nutrients to develop), the egg can be bigger than other eggs of the same batch.
We can only say if a fish can produce a lot of fry or not.
Simply because that number varies every time, no matter if they're egg layers or livebearers. I do understand the question involved. But basically, there's no actual answer to it.
I frequently come across this typical question of people: How many fry will this fish have?
A bigger belly in comparison to a less big belly doesn't always mean more eggs or more fry. The eggs can be less but more fluid is in the belly or the fry can be somewhat bigger but less in number when the belly is quite large. But it could also mean more fry but tiny in comparison to a normal sized newborn when it comes to livebearers. Although, egg layers and livebearers have there own size of all eggs, if an egg has got more nutrients (embryos need these nutrients to develop), the egg can be bigger than other eggs of the same batch.
We can only say if a fish can produce a lot of fry or not.
