Egg Depositors

These fish deposit their eggs somewhere on the substrate. They lay fewer eggs than egg
scatterers. Some species within this group show advanced care for the eggs and fry. Theywill deposit eggs in an enclosure, cave, a pit or similar, and protect and clean the eggs.
Some species of Cichlids come under this category. Not all egg depositing species care
for their young. Some just deposit their eggs and then abandon them. Egg depositing
species generally don’t eat their own eggs. Their eggs are usually larger than those of the
scatterers.