Large breeder net?

mvigor · 02-29-2008, 08:51 AM

I bought some swordtails over a year ago that were already full grown and very large. The big female is easily 4 inches long (including her tail). She is quite fast and jumpy so I don't feel comfortable using the more traditional breeder nets I find at the LFS. Anybody have suggestions for a larger one? None of her fry have survived up to this point (eaten by tankmates) and I would like to raise a few more swordtails.

zippo · 02-29-2008, 09:49 AM

Maybe a 10 gal tank with lots of plants?

mvigor · 02-29-2008, 09:53 AM

I suppose I could catch the female and set her up in another tank, then remove her after I see babies...if I notice them quickly enough. Sounds like a lot more work though.

TwoTankAmin · 02-29-2008, 11:17 AM

I have kept swords since my very first tank and have never used a breeder net/trap. I dislike them as they really tend to stress the female. I also have very heavily planted tanks. I have never had a shortage of babies and have never mmoved or removed females re spawning.

You can use java moss on the bottom and finer ground cover plants. I also use a lot of watersprite both planted and floating which also provide great fry cover.

You might want to consider this rather than moving here around or using a trap.

mvigor · 02-29-2008, 11:20 AM

Well...it might not be the swords eating the fry...probably clown loaches. I'll throw together a 20 long if I can spare a heater. The "my aquariums" link in my .sig is outdated. Swordtails are in a 75 gallon waterbridged together with a 55 gallon. The 5 clown loaches stay in the 75 and the angel stays in the 55. Guppies and the swordtails go back and forth once in a while.

DirtyDawg10 · 02-29-2008, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mvigor

...Swordtails are in a 75 gallon waterbridged together with a 55 gallon...

Did you ever post any pics of your bridged tanks? I can't remember...

mvigor · 02-29-2008, 12:32 PM

Nope. I'm still working on getting a clear acrylic bridge. ATM I'm using 4 inch white PVC...which is probably why the fish avoid it for the most part...dark inside. I also need to build tank hoods, get some new lighting, and paint both stands to match.

kveeti · 03-03-2008, 05:56 AM

I never liked breeder nets. When I had guppies in a 10, I just used a make-shift tank divider and blocked 3 inches off one side to put the female in.

joephys · 03-03-2008, 06:22 AM

You could make a big one out of some nylons.

02-29-2008, 08:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
mvigor Water keeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 452	Large breeder net? I bought some swordtails over a year ago that were already full grown and very large. The big female is easily 4 inches long (including her tail). She is quite fast and jumpy so I don't feel comfortable using the more traditional breeder nets I find at the LFS. Anybody have suggestions for a larger one? None of her fry have survived up to this point (eaten by tankmates) and I would like to raise a few more swordtails. __________________ ~=~MY AQUARIUMS~=~ \| Christian Sermon Audio Archive \| Genealogy

02-29-2008, 09:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
zippo Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 292	Maybe a 10 gal tank with lots of plants? __________________ We have enough youth, how about a fountain of smart.

02-29-2008, 09:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
mvigor Water keeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 452	I suppose I could catch the female and set her up in another tank, then remove her after I see babies...if I notice them quickly enough. Sounds like a lot more work though. __________________ ~=~MY AQUARIUMS~=~ \| Christian Sermon Audio Archive \| Genealogy

02-29-2008, 11:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
TwoTankAmin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Westchester Co., NY Posts: 718	I have kept swords since my very first tank and have never used a breeder net/trap. I dislike them as they really tend to stress the female. I also have very heavily planted tanks. I have never had a shortage of babies and have never mmoved or removed females re spawning. You can use java moss on the bottom and finer ground cover plants. I also use a lot of watersprite both planted and floating which also provide great fry cover. You might want to consider this rather than moving here around or using a trap. __________________ Te audire non possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure.

02-29-2008, 11:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
mvigor Water keeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 452	Well...it might not be the swords eating the fry...probably clown loaches. I'll throw together a 20 long if I can spare a heater. The "my aquariums" link in my .sig is outdated. Swordtails are in a 75 gallon waterbridged together with a 55 gallon. The 5 clown loaches stay in the 75 and the angel stays in the 55. Guppies and the swordtails go back and forth once in a while. __________________ ~=~MY AQUARIUMS~=~ \| Christian Sermon Audio Archive \| Genealogy Last edited by mvigor : 02-29-2008 at 11:24 AM.

02-29-2008, 12:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
mvigor Water keeper Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 452	Nope. I'm still working on getting a clear acrylic bridge. ATM I'm using 4 inch white PVC...which is probably why the fish avoid it for the most part...dark inside. I also need to build tank hoods, get some new lighting, and paint both stands to match. __________________ ~=~MY AQUARIUMS~=~ \| Christian Sermon Audio Archive \| Genealogy

03-03-2008, 05:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
kveeti Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Winnipeg, MB Posts: 420	I never liked breeder nets. When I had guppies in a 10, I just used a make-shift tank divider and blocked 3 inches off one side to put the female in. __________________ Now playing: Floaty Penthon The wheel doth turn, it rolls around, It makes an ancient rumbling sound. Tank Specs

03-03-2008, 06:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
joephys Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: auburn, wa Posts: 4,378	You could make a big one out of some nylons.

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