Fish Reproduction
Spawning? Egg Maturation Ovulation Spawning
Temperature Photoperiod Spawning?
Temperature
Pineal Gland Photoperiod
Opening for pineal gland
Weather
Substrate
Mate Availability & Pheromones Mate Availability & Pheromones
Temp Photoperiod Mate Availability Spawning Substrate Availability Spawning Substrate Availability Health Status Weather Pheromones
Goldfish Spawning Feed broodfish Move to warm holding tanks Use lights to lengthen photoperiod Move to shallow spawning tanks Add spawning mats Increase depth to cover mats Use some old water
Brain to Pituitary Gonadotropin Hormone Releasing Hormone GNRH Pituitary
Gonadotropin Pituitary to Nads
Estrogen Testosterone Nads to Nads
Estrogen Vitellogenin = Yolk Vitellogenin = Yolk Ovary to liver
Testosterone Nads to Elsewhere
Eye Pineal Others... Brain Pituitary Testes GnRH Gonadotropins Testosterone Ovary Estrogen Sperm development, Secondary sexual characteristics, Spawning Behavior
Immature Sperm
GlandularEpithelium
Swordfish sperm packets in various stages of development
Sperm Heads Flagella
Gonopodium
Eye Pineal Others... Brain Pituitary Testes GnRH Gonadotropins Testosterone Ovary Estrogen Secondary Sexual Characteristics, egg development, yolk production (liver), spawning behavior, ovulation
Yolk Shell Follicle
Eye Pineal Others... Brain Pituitary Testes Liver GnRH Gonadotropins Testosterone Ovary Yolk Protein Estrogen Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Eye Pineal Others... Brain Pituitary Testes Liver GnRH Gonadotropins Testosterone Ovary Yolk Protein Estrogen Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Temp Photoperiod Mate Availability Spawning Substrate Availability Spawning Substrate Availability Health Status Weather Pheromones
Eye Pineal Others... Brain Pituitary Testes Liver GnRH Gonadotropins Testosterone Ovary Yolk Protein Estrogen Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Leutenizing Hormone Releasing Hormone LHRH GNRH
Eye Pineal Others... Brain Pituitary Testes Liver GnRH Gonadotropins Testosterone Ovary Yolk Protein Estrogen Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Dried Pituitary Too many hormones !
Gonadotropin
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin HCG
Eye Pineal Others... Brain Pituitary Testes Liver GnRH Gonadotropins Testosterone Ovary Yolk Protein Estrogen Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Eye Pineal Others... Brain Pituitary Testes Liver GnRH Gonadotropins Testosterone Ovary Yolk Protein Estrogen Secondary Sexual Characteristics
Induced Spawning 1.Temp, photoperiod, other cues 2.LHRH 1.Replaces GnRH 3.Gonadotropin from dried pituitary 1.Clumsy! 4.Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) 1.Replaces gonadotropin 5.Hormones only finish egg development and spawning 1.Temp, photoperiod, other cues 2.LHRH 1.Replaces GnRH 3.Gonadotropin from dried pituitary 1.Clumsy! 4.Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) 1.Replaces gonadotropin 5.Hormones only finish egg development and spawning