Fish Breeding / Quarantine Tanks

[elsamarie]

I have seen these on Seapets website:
Seapets fish beeding equipment / fry tanks


I just wondered ....
- how big are they?
- are they any use as I do not have a separate quarantine tank
- could they be used for fish eggs if i found any? (none of my fish are livebearers)

 

[fluttermoth]

They're normally very small; too small to be of any real use. Yes, you could put eggs in them to hatch out, but you'd still need a proper tank (I never use anything less than 10g) for growing the fry on anyway.

 

[Scott MacAdam]

I had one a while back when I was breeding guppies. it was maybe 4-5inches long and just floats in the tank

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I use mine when my platys are actually birthing, just to catch the fry. When the process is done, I use a 10gallon tank for actually raising of the babies. My fry never spent more than 12 hours in it because they are so small. I didn't even keep mom in it for more than 3 hours, and I didn't like putting her in there but she was being harassed while birthing her fry. I think they are useful for very temporary use, as in a few hours.

 

[fluttermoth]

Yeah, that's a good point.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I would also suggest that if you are going to temporarily use something for the fry, use a net breeded as they allow a little more circulation (although not much)