ideas for DIY fry holder

[johnd651]

i was wondering if anyone has any ideas for a DIY fry holder... i have one of the floating ones for in the tank, but mama fish does not even fit. i was thinking plastic milk jug or something like that... any ideas?

 

[Dr.B]

What kind of fish is it?

 

[johnd651]

african cichlids.. biggest one now is about 4 inches

 

[johnd651]

i just saw a milk jug with styrofoam as floaties... i think i will try that...

 

[DIDYSIS]

Get some acrylic and make a large box drill small holes all on the sides for water flow and figure out where and how you want to hang float or what.

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[SilkyPimP]

My LFS sells some nice cheap ones (like $5) otherwise I use rubbermaid type small containers and use a saw to cut panels out like said above.

 

[joe jaskot]

I came up with the idea for these quite a few years ago. There are thousands of them in the hobby. Very easy to make. PVC piping and elbows, plant basket, and zip ties. My friends Steve and Nancy sell these on their website and at fish events: http://store.southcentralcichlids.com/servlet/-strse-breeding-supplies/Categories

 

[Dr.B]

Get a 5 or 10 gallon and put the mother in there when she is about to blow and then leave her in there for a couple of days to get some food and nutrients. Thats what i did But my female would never hold more then 3-4 days. But if you get a 5-10 gallon tank you can use that as a fry tank to.

 

[Joe Blecha]

Plastic canvas sheets from a hobby store that are used for yarn and needlework work well to keep bigger fish isolated and are pretty cheap. Zip ties or fishing string work to piece them together as big as you want. They work well for tank dividers too...