Lucy

Please explain why you prefer one over the other

Shawnie

I like the nets as they are bigger, softer, mom/dad cant suck the babies out of the slits like the boxes have, and more flexible for the fish

bolivianbaby

I like the nets. It also makes sure the babies get fed. And I can enjoy watching them grow.

Shawnie

the poll wasnt up before i responded LOL
but some of my fry get the "fend for themselves" option too...depends on which fry species im raising

rainman

I use nets, they allow more water flow..

Tony G.

Agreed, i use the net too. It has airation, and fits in most places and is easy to store...

ErinM

My blue danios recently had babies (one male adult and two females) with out my being aware that they weren't the same sex....thanks petsmart, for informing me of that.
I decided to just let them go, and let nature take its course (as I hadn't been trying to breed, and I hadn't the faintest idea of what to do).
In the end, I ended up with approx 60 baby fish. WAY more than my tank could handle. I recently sold about 30 and the tank is getting better now (I was having to change the filter once a week, and do major water changes because of all the waste they were producing. The room the tank is in stunk)
As far as I could tell though, most, if not all, survived. Some ended up deformed though...they were kind of bunched and curvey, rather than straight...But anyways, even though I have other fish in my tank, they had a lot of places to hide, and blended in really well with the gravel, so it didn't seem to be a problem. Most of them are almost fully grown now, and one weird thing....all the babies were female! The males are smaller, darker and spotted. And I don't have any like that!

patrickdives89

One of my Fancy Guppies just had babies. Some of the fry managed to slip between some really small holes the solid plate on the bottom of a box breeder didn't cover up and were quickly eaten. I bought a net and transferred them into it and they have been doing well since, even though mom managed to jump in with them one night.

iloveengl

I made my own out of material similar to tank dividers. It's box shaped, but not a traditional breeder box. I'm not sure what to mark, so I left it blank.

I like mine because I used materials I already had (cost free), I could make it as large as I wanted, and I could customize the top so it's mostly covered, but leaves room for whatever else I may need to do. It's holding one week old mollies atm. Works great!

Gouramiguy17

I let mine female hide in my mass of hornwort then I let her do her stuff then I come in with a jar or something and scoop them up and put them in a breeder box. The ones I can't catch I let fend for themselves

I prefer breeder boxes because my other fish will peck the net and suck food through the net and with the boxes they can't, also it is easier to remove algae from the box than from the net

CHoffman

My fry go into their own separate tanks. Well some do. Some fend for themselves others stay with parents. I like having them in their own tank though. I use sponge filters and it ensures babies are getting enough food without their piggy parents or tank mates gobbling it all down..lol.

redlessi

I have guppies and I just leave them in the tank, there are so many babies they dont even try to hide anymore.

whisper

I don't use any of those either. My supplier that I use for my store supplies sells plant mats. They come in a square 12"x12". They can be cut or added to. For my egg droppers(Tiger Barbs etc.) I put the mats on the bottom of the tank. That way the eggs fall down into the mat and the adults can't get to them. For the live brearers I turn the mat upside down and float them and that way the babies just hide in it. Either way works great.

Butterfly

If I had to choose I would use the breeder net(I have had newly hatched ram fry sucked on through the net. They are softer, roomier and better water flow.

I have a big blue net that is the same type of netting but larger and in the very few times (besides the one with the Rams)that I've needed a place to separate fry for a short period of time has worked better than the breeder net.
Carol

kloseo

I have had no problems with the breeder boxes, except for cleaning them...but fry do well

bubblefish

I like the breeder net. It's roomier and I do think that there is better water flow.

Danionins.com

Neither, they go into a tank (what size?)...

Most of my Danios produce around 100 fry per set-up. I like to start the fry in 5 gallon bare bottom tanks. The small tanks are easy to clean and quick to do a daily 50% water change. Also the small area concentrate the fry so they don't need to hunt for their food. They grow much faster when they don't expend lots of energy looking for lunch.

At about 4 weeks they get split up and go into 20 gallon long grow-out tanks.

Dennis

nickymaran25

I made my own. I used those hard plastic sheets with square holes...they are for like yarn crafts or something. i got a pack for about 2 bucks. i cut them to the size i want, depth width and such, then put each panel in some panty hose. i like the white panty hose because i can see through it a little bit. then i use thread and sew the panels together, allthough next time i'm going to use fishing line instead of thread. then i use plastic coated binder clips and secure it to the side of the tank. works like a cheap charm.

Lucy

What a great idea.
Would you mind if I moved this post into the DIY section of the forum?
I think it'll get more exposure and help more members there.

REDKAHUNA

I breed cories most often after a lay I pull the parents rather than try to get eggs off the glass etc. If they laid them in the java moss / fern I place the plant in a tank I pulled other parents from. I also have some cories that lay there eggs inside the tubes atop sponge filters in this case I rmove the tube and add another placing said tube over filter in hatching tank.

acea091489

Good question. I would say just leave them with the parents.