Are there anyone on here who can enlighten me on the intricacies of the male stickleback as regards the parental duties he undertakes in the breeding season? The reason i ask is that i have a breeding male in my tank and he has built a fine nest of strands of weed and duly courted his females(two of)to the nest and followed them in when they have laid the eggs and obviously fertilised them, after what seemed like an age these have now hatched and there are numerous tiny fish inching around the nest area which the male guards diligently still, getting to my question now,sorry its a long-winded affair lol! How long does the male defend his young like this and also does he have more than one or two broods in a season?

I ask these questions because i cannot get any info on google and i think its fascinating behaviour and thought you guys would like to know too.
Many thanks as ever for your indulgence.


Jack.