top mop

top mop
a tightly tied mass of synthetic yarn in various configurations with cork or styrofoam used as a spawning medium in aquaria for fish that normally lay eggs on vegetation. The floating mop is used for species that spawn at or near the water surface or high in the water column. Also called floating mop

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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