hulkamaniac
Aquarium Advice Freak
I have decided to try to support my hobby by breeding fish. I'm starting w/fancy guppies and swordtails since they seem in demand at just about any fish store I go to. My current set up is to keep the fish in a 20 gallon until they're about to pop. Then I transfer them to my 29 with lots of floating plants for cover. Once they give birth I transfer them back to the 20. I think this keeps the moms from picking off the fry, but makes it harder for me to catch them later on.
I want some sort of setup to keep them from eating the fry and where I can catch the moms easier. I have an idea of some sort of modified breeding net. Maybe it would sit on the bottom of the tank or the top and the fry would either fall out of the net into the main tank or rise from the net into the main tank. I could keep the mom in there for a day or two to recover and then easily transfer her to 20 gallon. The problem is how to make the net so the fry can get out, but not back in and so the mom can't get out. Is it better to put the net at the bottom of the tank or the top? Any ideas?
I want some sort of setup to keep them from eating the fry and where I can catch the moms easier. I have an idea of some sort of modified breeding net. Maybe it would sit on the bottom of the tank or the top and the fry would either fall out of the net into the main tank or rise from the net into the main tank. I could keep the mom in there for a day or two to recover and then easily transfer her to 20 gallon. The problem is how to make the net so the fry can get out, but not back in and so the mom can't get out. Is it better to put the net at the bottom of the tank or the top? Any ideas?