I purchased another for my second pregnant guppy as the first was full of growing fry. Since I had an idea of when she would deliver, I went ahead and put her in it. She was actually in there for almost a week and although she wasn't thrilled, she was no worse for wear. When delivery time came the fry dropped to the bottom and were safe. She only had 7 and when she was done I just lifted the entire "V" with her in it and easily deposited her back into my tank. Unfortunately two of the fry were exceptionally tiny (I believe they were probably Endler's X's) and they DID go through the slits and are now gone. However if the side slits were any smaller, it would not be possible to clean debris from inside the breeder, or allow proper circulation.
For those curious, the breeder actually just floats around in the tank. The two little flap looking things on the side are actually air chambers that keep it afloat. It's pretty clever, really. My two fit easily in my ten gallon; I could probably fit another, maybe even a fourth if I lined them all up sideways.i bought this for my pregnant guppy. it works very well. it's very light weight and easy to assemble, it takes about 15 seconds.
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This is a pretty tiny breeders box (check the dimensions), but it's pretty well made and detailed. There is a bottom slat where the fry can swim or fall to the bottom of the box and there's a divider so you can divide the box into two parts for two fish.The idea is that you put the pregnant fish on to the top compartment. They give birth to live young (the fry), who then fall to the bottom. The divider is in case you have two pregnant fish. There are slats on the sides for water flow, and there's even a lid so fish won't jump in or out. The whole box just sticks to the side of the tank inside by surface tension.
Right now, I'm just using it to keep fry in and so far it works pretty well. It's small for any kind of fish, even small guppies, but for fry it's ok. I'm satisfied with it so far.Good product, exactly what I ordered. The description doesn't provide as much info as I would have liked, but it was only a few bucks so I bought it and it works well. This would not be suitable for fish that lay smaller egg (i.e. zebra danios). The only issue I have has is the top popping off, which I fixed with a piece of tape. I used a wire to support it on the side of the tank. It hangs right on the side. I have already deliver a batch of fry.This is the best breeder I've ever used, the V shape of the insert helps to ensure the fry to drop down and stay safe. I use this for my livebearers Platies and Guppies, very easy to assemble.
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