Dwarf Cyclops Fish

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Evolved from G. cyclopsi from zone 25 developed to become smaller to avoid predation by being small as it is harder keep track with many different predators with different hunting strategies making them constantly dispersed when being hunted. They slightly change their colour to avoid hybridization from their ancestors. As well as hiding in the kelpflotensa without being more noticeable.

Found in zone 25, it lives in schools of 50-100 and grow up to 2-3cm long. The males have vibrant colors, ranging from blue-green(for more camouflage) with their tail being a vibrant lime green, but the females remain a more drab brownish-pale green color.This eye allows them to have a wide range of view but somewhat poor depth perception. When provoked by predators this species dive to the deep part of zone 25 where predators would not go to avoid predation then later arise to feed on their food. They feed on A. okeanus, F. cenafolius, F.foliumegaeus, F. foliumicroeus, K. anchorus, K. erroda, K. primaflotens, K. submergus, K. titanafloata, L. cytosol, L.palaeacytosol, N. protos, N. viscosifilum, N. zephyrum, O. kerensis, P.discus and S. podius species. Their predators are A. shortatailus, A. tropheus, M. filtertaurus, T. katharagnathus and S. cannibalisii but the abundance numbers and their way of avoiding predators can still increase its population.

When breeding each female can only lay 50 eggs(but only 4-10 survive) in vegetation when counting their numbers they can easily populate 3 times larger from one school breeding. The young fry would then feast on vegetation before going out to open waters when they are 1.5 cm long.

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