kimo
Aquarium Advice Freak
"Well I ended up getting a breeder box, the biggest I could find. It has different chambers in it for qt'ing fish."
What size is it? I've never seen a commercial breeder box with more than one chamber in it. The one (single) "sized" for livebearers is usually way too small.
Its designed so the fry drop straight through the vee but in practice all it does is stress the female while waiting. Moving a female right before birth is a surefire way to disform, disfigure or kill the fry. Most likely the female will end up being so distressed its easier to cull her too. Plenty of floating plants, feeding right will always insure success. My breeding females are never moved once they are picked and go into the breeding tank. Always move the male.
What size is it? I've never seen a commercial breeder box with more than one chamber in it. The one (single) "sized" for livebearers is usually way too small.
Its designed so the fry drop straight through the vee but in practice all it does is stress the female while waiting. Moving a female right before birth is a surefire way to disform, disfigure or kill the fry. Most likely the female will end up being so distressed its easier to cull her too. Plenty of floating plants, feeding right will always insure success. My breeding females are never moved once they are picked and go into the breeding tank. Always move the male.