Well I just went out and bought a floating breeder box to put my pregnant guppy in since she is fixing to pop. So how well do these breeder boxes work. Is the guppy going to be ok in there until she has the fry? Are there any special precations I should take while using it?
breeder boxes
- Thread starter mikedel
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I'm sure she won't be the happiest guppy in the world, but she'll survive. Try not to put her in there until the last minute (this of course will take some experience to figure out when she's ready) As soon as she gives birth, remove her from the box and let the fry grow out a little in there...you should be able to feed them finely ground flake food and some baby brine shrimp.
How big is your tank? I've had much better success with a tank divider rather than a breeder box.
How big is your tank? I've had much better success with a tank divider rather than a breeder box.
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
breeder boxes/nets bad
Breeder box/nets, IMHO tend to stress the females to the point of aborting their fry or even kiling her. I have not seen much luck with these things in my years of breeding livebearers. I find that mother and fry do well in a heavy planted tank.
But guppies will breed fine and not even eat the fry if you have plenty of hiding spaces for the fry to hide in. The best thing to do is have a heavy planted tank. I love using hornwort, its very easy to get ahold of and its cheap (plus it grows really fast). it is a floating plant and it gives the female a place close top to hide and relax. Guppies, are a schooling fish, and they tend to be happier in a group. So when they are cut off, or alone they tend to stress out.
heck, I had a 29 gallon tank for over 5 years, that I never bought a guppy to replace and it was constantly filled to the point of almost being over stocked with breeding guppies. The other fish I had in the tank were cories, siamese alage eaters, and amano shrimp. It was a very nice planted tank.
jim
Breeder box/nets, IMHO tend to stress the females to the point of aborting their fry or even kiling her. I have not seen much luck with these things in my years of breeding livebearers. I find that mother and fry do well in a heavy planted tank.
But guppies will breed fine and not even eat the fry if you have plenty of hiding spaces for the fry to hide in. The best thing to do is have a heavy planted tank. I love using hornwort, its very easy to get ahold of and its cheap (plus it grows really fast). it is a floating plant and it gives the female a place close top to hide and relax. Guppies, are a schooling fish, and they tend to be happier in a group. So when they are cut off, or alone they tend to stress out.
heck, I had a 29 gallon tank for over 5 years, that I never bought a guppy to replace and it was constantly filled to the point of almost being over stocked with breeding guppies. The other fish I had in the tank were cories, siamese alage eaters, and amano shrimp. It was a very nice planted tank.
jim