i had my fish in the net breeder and i put alot of plants in there for the babies,but when i wole up this morning all the babies were eatin by the mom i didnt wake up in time to take the mom out...so my question is does anyone have any suggestions to help save the fish!!!! i have a plastic breeder also but the babies swim through the little holes at the bottom so that one is kindof pointless also.
2007-04-10 06:29:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
That can be a problem when breeding livebearers. The only better solution is a second tank to put her in while she has the babies. Even a 5 gallon tank full of plants will give the babies lots more places to hide than a breeder net.
A second tank with the breeder box that allows them to swim out can also be an option.
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2007-04-10 06:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have made a contraption for this. When I see one of my livebreeders getting about a week away i take the time out and move her to a smaller tank 5 gallons. their is a divider in it making it 2 =21/2 gallon sides. I took the insert from a breeder box and used ties to mount it to the side of one of the halfs. when she has the babies they go through the slit and end up in the tank and not in a breeder box bottom. they do not go back up throught the slit in the divider. when she is done i feed her and the babies in the half that babies are in. crushing the flake food to powder. this allows her to rest laying in the breeder divider. the babies also get food because the food falls right through the slit in the divider. about 6 hrs. later i move her to the other half of the tank where she will be alone for a day or so to rest and i have time to move her to the main tank with all the guys.
It has taken me some time to remember how to do all this because i breeded guppies some 20 yrs ago. I found my book on how i did things.
Make sure that you mark the calendar when she gave birth and exspect it to happen again in about 25-30 days.
Remember stress kills. Make sure you do a water change once a month and dont over feed. over feeding cause bad water and fish to get to fat. Guppies can get feed once a week and still have plinty of food to eat for a week. If you are planning on having alot of fry set up a 5 gallon tank just for the fry. guppies like salt in the water too.
2007-04-10 06:57:17 · answer #2 · answered by sportyconnie 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i found that the best way to do it is just to watch the fish have the babies and everytime she has one catch it in a net and put it into another tank.
2007-04-10 07:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by Courtney T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i had a frog that swam up and jumped over the top to eat my babies... so i had to get it another place to live...
2007-04-10 06:37:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋