Blind Cave Fish

Astyanax mexicans

This is one of the cave fish

 

The Mexican Tetra is a blind cave fish that lives in wells and small lakes. They grow to be three to five inches. The female lays about seventy eggs. their fins are very sensitive to vibrations and without any eye they find their food. They eat plants and feed off the bottom. They travel in schools and are carnivorous and omnivorous.

 

This are some more cave fish

 

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