Post by Cyberguppy on Aug 17, 2005 20:46:16 GMT 10
There is a great debate about using fry tanks and breeding nets.
On the down site, the small hard plastic fry saving tanks can stress the female guppy, if her fry are not fully developed she may abort them as eggs or half-formed dead fry. The stressed fish may also bash itself against the hard plastic and damage its mouth, possibly leasing to bacterial infection and death. The larger softer Net type breeders reduce risk of injury to the mother fish but rarley have the 'trap' device at the bottom. Most home breeders will opt to let the fish give birth in the tank and then put surviving fry into the fry net or tank untill they are large enough (roughly doubled in length).
The best way: Professional breeders will usually set aside special tanks for their females that are very well planted with plants such as java moss or the best: water sprite, allowing about 80% of the surface to be covered with floating weed and lots of weed planted at the bottom for fry to hide in (most will prefer to hide at the surface). Fry are then collected daily and transferred to smaller specially set up fry tanks.
On the down site, the small hard plastic fry saving tanks can stress the female guppy, if her fry are not fully developed she may abort them as eggs or half-formed dead fry. The stressed fish may also bash itself against the hard plastic and damage its mouth, possibly leasing to bacterial infection and death. The larger softer Net type breeders reduce risk of injury to the mother fish but rarley have the 'trap' device at the bottom. Most home breeders will opt to let the fish give birth in the tank and then put surviving fry into the fry net or tank untill they are large enough (roughly doubled in length).
The best way: Professional breeders will usually set aside special tanks for their females that are very well planted with plants such as java moss or the best: water sprite, allowing about 80% of the surface to be covered with floating weed and lots of weed planted at the bottom for fry to hide in (most will prefer to hide at the surface). Fry are then collected daily and transferred to smaller specially set up fry tanks.
