For those that run breeder boxes on their tanks, do you run them all the time and just put in your pairs when the time comes or do you tear them down and reset them up when you are ready for certain breeding pairs? Got a female I want to selectively breed on her next molt and wonder if I should go ahead and set up now (she molted today). Also, this will be on a rimless acrylic so wondering if folks have photos of their setups on these, if they just prop a box under the box or what to keep pressure off the tank. Thanks in advance!
No, I watched her molt start to finish, no males dancing. And there are 6 males in the tank. She has a saddle but it's about small medium size. She wasn't ready and it was clear by no dancing in the tank. Hence why I asked the question. I've got probably 2 weeks to get something set up for her
i would say get it up and her in it then. that way you know for sure its the male you want with her and as soon as she has the next molt will be no question to who the father is. if the population is small i dont see a prob with just letting them live in the box. i alway keep mine going be it for shrimp or fish. almost like another filter when you stuff it full of moss and filter fiber
kinda like a sump for a reef tank sand and critters in it to help the bioload. right now mine has baby philippine blue angel babies and its on the 55. in a coupel weeks it will be back in the shrimp area for a while
I keep my breeder boxes on the whol time in the tanks I have them on. I have micro pumps feeding them so nothing gets stagnet. A air pump and sponge is not enough to drive them in my opinion
What size breeder box are u gonna use? I imagine the medium would be fine for the rimless. Sine I have nematodes these boxes usually become a haven for them so I tear them down every time. Also I think they take away from the purpose if a rimless tank xD
I've got two mediums but was going to pick up a large at some point. The tank this is going on the side of is a 3 gallon Kritter Keeper type thing (same basic thing, different brand) so no way am I putting it on there as far as letting the weight of the breeder pull on that tank. I'll have a box under that one for sure. For the Mr Aqua 12G rimless it would probably be fine on that one, but still not positive.
I've also noticed no matter I have a manual pp like the elite or a air pump default babies always manage to make it into the box >.> so watch them cartully
I keep breeder boxes on my rimless tanks...however mine are all custom made 3/16 glass, so may be stronger than normal rimless ones.
I usually just adjust the foot things so that the box is level, however I lost a couple of the foot things and had to compromise....I used an empty small water bottle and squished it between the box and the glass tank and it stays perfect there...you can adjust it to fit so that the box stays level.
(In a pinch we all have to work out something fast even though its not very pretty looking )
These are heavy duty acrylic and are made to hold just enough water to not break them or have them crack. I have been using mine now for about a year on and off and no problems (other than losing/misplacing the equipment for them)
I usually keep mine bare with just leaves (oak/ial) and some moss and an airstone inside, however when I set it up for the Taiwan females to hatch their babies in, I used some of the soil from their own tank to line the bottom...that works well however babies crawl into the soil and dissappear (hard to find them until they grow bigger, then they can't hide so much) :red_mouth
I currently use them to house my CPO's that I have for breeding, put one in each side until they grow, then they get the whole box to themselves.
good job I only have 8 of them or Id have no where to hang any more boxes.
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