Building a breeder box for spawning egg scattering fish

[@rolandrees6965]

This is a huge step up from cups with java miss inside. With a small variation I think I could pull something like it together. Thank you; I just love improving on my ideas. And you have a great one. Thanks again.

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment. I hope it helps you. I’ve had the best luck with the soffit screening, but the plastic canvas works well, too.

[@birdman5197]

I Never drill plastic. I Use a hot soldering iron or even just a nail and a lighter to poke holes in plastic. It makes a smooth uniform hole with no cracking or nasty plastic shavings. I'd use fishing line, glue, or silicone instead of the zip ties.. Thank you for the video. I wasnt going to put a false bottom in it but maybe I will now. I'll try both and see how they fair

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Thanks for the advice!

[@itisjustmedude]

Nice idea Bob! Fish room looks good too!

[@shaunneal9981]

Nice video - simple and well thought out. You can use a stepped drill bit to drill plastic without breaking the plastic.

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Thanks for the tip.

[@rideralarm]

Thank you for sharing this method. I will give it a try. Now I am using a similar method. I cut the bottom of a plastic container, put in mesh canvas like you did, and put this container on top of another same-sized container with the intact bottom. The small space between the two containers will be where I catch the eggs. I put java moss on top and a small rock to weigh the whole thing down. So far I have mixed success. Sometimes I can get a dozen eggs, sometimes only 2 or 3.

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Yeah, my results vary sometimes. It also may depend on the species. Some fish prefer to spawn in moss, some among the roots, and some over gravel.

[@kiraneko5582]

This is a good vid also just sharing you can use multi purpose basket treys as a breeding/isolation just look for smaller hole so that breeders cant enter or go out of the basket tray 😊

[@newerafrican]

Thanks again, Bob! I have become a big fan and I love DIY! I'll keep you posted on my white cloud endeavors.

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Thanks very much! It’s nice to hear from you. I hope the white clouds work out for you.

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Thanks very much! It’s nice to hear from you. I hope the white clouds work out for you.

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Thank you! I hope the white clouds work out.

[@matthieubastin5960]

Thanks for sharing 🙏 I wonder if you let the parent in the same tank, with the mesh on both side of the box, you don't loose to many egg when getting the box out of the tank with the flow of water leaving the box? Thanks 👍

[@MHAquaticsUK]

Great idea! Thank you for sharing!

[@fishfolk4059]

This is a great idea! Well-crafted video explanation too. Game on. Going to try this with Rasboras and Tetras.

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Fish Folk Thanks. I hope it works out for you.

[@SupremeGecko]

What a great idea. So simple!

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Thanks. I hope it works out well for you.

[@johnnygalaxy9022]

Ohhh...! Very Ingenious! I definitely need to try this out with my cherry barbs! :)

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Good luck with them. I’ve met only limited success with that species.

[@johnnygalaxy9022]

@@sonnysfishroom3241 it's funny how when I had an aquarium service/design co. They used to breed often in this 20 long full of moss and hair grass i did for a client without doing anything particularly special as opposed to the plants

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

@@johnnygalaxy9022 I tried breeding a pair in a five gallon tank. I didn’t get many fry.

[@1prairiedog]

In order to prevent the plasic cracking, I use a heated nail or old knife blade to make the first hole or to perforate the box.

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

1prairiedog Great idea! Thank you!

[@JesseDahirKanehl]

@@sonnysfishroom3241 a soldering iron can work well too

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

@@JesseDahirKanehl Thanks! I didn’t think of that!

[@jhstylewon1172]

Question: Couldn't you just use some zip ties to make a box out of the plastic mesh material? Like, use the zip ties to attach the mesh at the edges?

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Attaching the mesh to the cover let’s me take the cover off. But yeah, the basic principle is the same-mesh over gravel, and attaching a plant to the top, somehow, to encourage fish to spawn. If you change it up, could you let me know how it works?

[@Bekateen]

Thanks for sharing. I'll give it a try.

[@WhiteCloudDynasty]

I see a longfin golden white cloud! Great video by the way

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

WhiteCloud Dynasty Glad you like it. I’ve got offspring from the gold long fin-hoping to get a line of gold longfins going!

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

WhiteCloud Dynasty Is that you, Blong?

[@WhiteCloudDynasty]

@@sonnysfishroom3241 yes!

[@IceLogger]

nice video. Im just beginning my adventures in breeding egg laying cherry barbs. Do cyclops copepods harm eggs?

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

To my knowledge, no. But I think there may be multiple copepod species, so it may vary according to the species.

[@lorenzatolentino5058]

Hi, your idea is great! I sure will use it! And then I share this with you: I bought some green mosquito window net.. To Put on top of the tank full of fish.. To just avoid my new fish to jump… They had just arrived and supose to be 250 mediun charales.. I went to the bathroom.. quick! 😂 And when i came.. half the population was dead! And the rest where suffering and desesperate..!!😱 🌟🙏🏼Thank God I had a 40lt. Tank ready for any chances.. 🌟And a galon jar! So I took the dead away with the jar in less than a minute and the rest with a net to the tank! That happen because I didn’t super wash the mosquito net.. apperently comes with a substance that makes it easy to hold and work for a mosquito trap.. and poisoned half of the population!!! So I tell you and everyone who read this to be carefull.! Happily, all the rest survive!😊

[@johanna006]

Use plastic containers for take-away food. The plastic is thin and can be cut with a knife. Don't need special tools. Cut out the bottom and wrap an onion mesh bag over it and secure it with a rubber band.

[@will16320]

Have you tried using spawning mops with the white clouds?

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

will16320 No, I haven’t. Before the breeder box, I used java moss.

[@TyroneGenade]

Have you tried this with pencilfish?

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

No, I have never kept them. If you try it, please let me know how it works.

[@damionoconnor5566]

Have you had any luck with the soffit?

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

Yes! Got a batch of Odessa fry and some gold barb fry! I like it better than the plastic canvas!

[@damionoconnor5566]

@@sonnysfishroom3241 Aww that’s so cool!! I really want to do some gold barbs. I always though the plastic canvas was too small so I never tried it. Also I’m couldn’t find the soffit you used in the video... so I was looking at using some pond and pool netting. The squares are 3/8 in.

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

@@damionoconnor5566 the plastic canvas will work,,although not always as well. I got the soffit screening at Home Depot. I think any kind of screening will work, as long as the breeders can’t get through it or get stuck in it. Randall Carey used a section from a seine net for a similar set up, but without the box.

[@will16320]

Great!!

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

will16320 Thanks!

[@puppiesguppies5438]

You should sell these of amazon lol

[@saidmilani]

it's unique

[@sonnysfishroom3241]

That’s a fair assessment.