Help! Best product for keeping babies

[Sidman24]

My guppy is about to give birth and I need to get a net/cage for the babies to be raised in. I'm using a 10 gallon so it can't be anything to big and something I can get off amazon. Not to expensive either. I was just wondering what you guys think is the best product. Thank you!!

 

[Tx Oscar Lover]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005QRDCP2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1377034162&sr=8-1&pi=SL75

I think I've seen a few people use this?

 

[burrhubb]

My guppy gave birth this morning. Don't know who mum is at all. Just found fry in tank this morning and some getting sucked up in filter/pump. So as quick thinking (before I lost anymore) was to use on old sandwich box clear plastic which floated. I put holes in side and near the bottom at the side. Put my fry In there while I went and got floating breeding box. It worked so I'm happy. Least I didn't lose any more in filter/pump

 

[Fishfur]

Cover the intake on the filter with a prefilter sponge or some netting, even old panty hose will work. Stops fry from being sucked up.

 

[burrhubb]

Cover the intake on the filter with a prefilter sponge or some netting, even old panty hose will work. Stops fry from being sucked up.

I have done this. Took an old net and put it over filter. But loads of fish poop and food end up getting clogged round it

 

[Fishfur]

Yes, that is a problem with covering any filter uptake with net. Sponge prefilters are better, as they absorb a lot of the organics, rather than just clogging up.