ryan
Aquarium Advice Freak
uld my fry be more safe if they were in a breeding net or in the main tank?its a 10 g with a cave 7 plants and the other fish are 12 different types of tetras and 1 platy(the mom).
For large scale breeding this is true. You will have a much higher survival rate doing that. For the person just dabbling in breeding though, the boxes work fine for small breeds of fish. I usually released the fry when they were just barely too big for mom's mouth, and left penty of planted cover in the aquarium. Losses did occur, but I did get a net increase in my guppie population this way.BrianNY said:JMO but I think that nets and boxes are merely a short term solution that carry a very real risk. If the intent is to raise the fry a grow out tank will be needed. Why not make the grow out tank the birthing tank.
BrianNY said:JMO but I think that nets and boxes are merely a short term solution that carry a very real risk. If the intent is to raise the fry a grow out tank will be needed. Why not make the grow out tank the birthing tank.
I use copius amounts of java moss in a bare bottom tank. The fry have a place to escape to and the mother feels safe and secure. I even leave several mothers in the tank for several months. A simple sponge filter not only is fry safe, but is ideally suited to the increasing bioload as the fry grow.
I've grown out hundreds of guppies in this manner.