# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cw7qSeHsbbO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73496807-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6c8139ff56.jpg
- **Posted:** 2023-09-08T13:17:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Who says fish can’t dance? 🐟

Powder blue tang fish pair up to breed through a behaviour called broadcast spawning. The females release eggs in the ocean above a reef and the males swim through and fertilise them, helping to protect them from predators.

#EarthCapture by @moodhumeehaa
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#PowderBlueTangFish #UnderwaterPhotography #MarineLife #MatingRitual

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## Tags

earthcapture, underwaterphotography, powderbluetangfish, marinelife, matingritual

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