HOW TO MAKE A DIY AUTOMATIC EGG TRAP FOR NANO FISH LIKE CELESTIAL PEARL DANIOS!

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Sydney's Angels and Bennett's Rainbows

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This DIY egg trap is SO EASY! With just a few pieces, I'm going to show you how to build an automatic egg trap for celestial pearl danios (AKA Galaxy Rasbora), Emerald Rasbora, or any other egg scattering fish with non-adhesive eggs. Breed thousands of fish without ever getting your hands into the water!
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-Dan

Пікірлер: 272

@dannyprestwood9085 Жыл бұрын

This has probably been the best DIY breeding setup that I have seen in a while. Keep up the good work.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that means a lot! It wasn't my original idea but I believe I made it more simple ☺️

@rideralarm 3 күн бұрын

This looks like a brilliant idea. Thanks for the detailed instructions!

@yupimmad 5 ай бұрын

After watching your video, I built the same set-up and had Celestial Pearl Danio eggs by the next morning. Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing.

@sydneysangels 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad it worked well for you! Thank you 😊

@BigShrimpin416 27 күн бұрын

I just started keeping CPD’s a few months ago! I can’t wait to try this!

@freshflowaquatics Жыл бұрын

Such an awesome egg trap!! Great idea!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's not my original idea but I made a little tweak

@andrewgardner5605 5 ай бұрын

A great idea! Will be using this!

@sydneysangels 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks it was not my original idea!

@PlantedElement Жыл бұрын

Love it! My CPDs are constantly breeding but don't survive in the community tank. I could easily replicate this. Thanks for sharing it!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

That's a perfect situation to use this in! No problem!

@patriciakloeppel9863 Жыл бұрын

loved this idea

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It is not my original idea so I can't claim any credit, but I appreciate the comment!

@laketuna 4 ай бұрын

Enjoying your videos. Thanks!

@sydneysangels 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@derekeaton4021 6 ай бұрын

This was awesome.

@sydneysangels 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, it has been working really well long term. Not my original idea but it's definitely worth doing!

@mooreofsusan3109 Жыл бұрын

This is a great idea! I'm gonna try it.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Go for it! It's not my original idea but I've modified it slightly

@claywise43 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant!

@sydneysangels 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TheNanoAquariumGuy Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Will need to try that

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

It's super easy. I think you should! Thanks for the comment and nice to meet you!

@CryptKeeperAquatics Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Everything-dr1wb Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this video 😊👍

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome :)

@loribrown8360 Жыл бұрын

My angels should be here anytime can't wait

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

I'm excited for you! I know it was near 0 today by you so let me know how they did!

@loribrown8360 Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels I messaged you off eBay

@moose2746 Жыл бұрын

Thats awesome! Cant wait to see the breeding video

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I will definitely make one!

@markfranklin8831 Жыл бұрын

How awesome is this. Great idea I'm going right on line and ordering everything from this video. Thanks for sharing.💯👍🤘✌️😎

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark, I really appreciate that! Enjoy making this and happy breeding!

@egidijuskilinskas4583 Жыл бұрын

The best solution I've seen so far. super simple and looks like very effective!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@AquaticMoose Жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you so much!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@chaosgaming8318 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video man. Definitely gonna have to give this a try in the future!!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I hope it works out well for you!

@Kyle_Mo Жыл бұрын

Great video, you did a great job explaining and articulated your thought very well!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kyle, I appreciate the kind words!

@fishlike_ 6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate! You inspired me to keep egg scattering fish and try to breed them because you make it more simple for us 💌

@sydneysangels 6 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to hear that! The pleasure is all mine. I've been inspired by countless people on KZfaq as well!

@dominicg0461 Жыл бұрын

Omg this absolutely genius

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you although I cannot claim any credit! I saw it first on other KZfaq channels!

@Aedony Жыл бұрын

Pretty cool

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@888fluffy 6 ай бұрын

I did exactly this and now ive got babies! Thank you so much

@sydneysangels 6 ай бұрын

That's wonderful to hear! I really do like breeding fish with this method because it is so hands off. I feel like I never have to disturb them!

@2beeornot2bee67 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, I really like the concept of this idea. I hope I'll have more success with it.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Not a problem! I hope it works out for you! I'm still tweaking mine to get it to work better but I am getting a good number of eggs every day

@stephenblack8698 6 ай бұрын

This is perfect

@sydneysangels 6 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

@yami_fishing Жыл бұрын

좋은 diy입니다

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@itbeme3877 Жыл бұрын

Kid, you’re a genius. Thank you.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Haha thank you, but the original idea isn't mine I just made it easier! I appreciate that compliment 😊

@jimmyhfishes Ай бұрын

I need to give this a try...thanks

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

You should! Thanks!

@EksperymentalneAkwa 3 күн бұрын

greaat idea

@zigtonswizard3670 Жыл бұрын

I would love to have your ingenuity skills. Great idea Dan. . "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." LMAOF.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

I'm not smarter than anyone else! I'm just stubborn and figure stuff out because it bothers me if I can't haha glad you enjoyed it! 😊

@_invertico_ Жыл бұрын

Great video Bro!Love your channel content.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks dude that means a lot!!

@_invertico_ Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels this video is so educational that even my parents enjoyed it!

@aquaballs Жыл бұрын

If I could hit the like 10 times I would this is very helpful thanks for sharing 👍

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 I really appreciate that! I'm glad you liked it!

@carlam.9529 8 ай бұрын

😊 I love it 😊

@sydneysangels 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@BlakesAquatics Жыл бұрын

Nice neat diy mate, good to see it working for you

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Blake your egg trap is one of the videos that inspired me to make this! I really like your 3D printed option but I don't have access to a printer currently. I'm a subscriber of yours and really enjoy the content you create. Thank you :)

@BlakesAquatics Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels and you got more views than all my egg collector vids 🤣 smashed it mate.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@BlakesAquatics haha I don't get it! Thank you 😊

@DIYMick Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels more than mine too! :-)

@loribrown8360 Жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool very interesting set up I definatly wanna try that

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

It's even easier than it looks! I like that you don't have to disturb the fish to gather the eggs.

@loribrown8360 Жыл бұрын

I have hard time getting mine to lay eggs at all

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@loribrown8360 hmmmmmmm, are they sexually mature? Are they getting a good diet and is the environment safe from predators? I've noticed mine don't spawn every day, it seems like it is every other day.

@loribrown8360 Жыл бұрын

I have Danios zebras about 25 mixed male and female only ones in 40 gallon tank I feed flakes microworms and bloodworms water temp is cooler like it says iv even poured their water back into tank to make food go all over like it said maybe I'm doing something wrong not sure

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@loribrown8360 hmmm I'm not sure! I've actually never bred though so I can't speak on experience. Keep trying I'm sure you'll get it! ☺️

@Rews-fishshed 11 ай бұрын

Wow looks like it’ll work just fine. I think I’ve got a new project to build. Thank you

@sydneysangels 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@Rews-fishshed 10 ай бұрын

@@sydneysangels built it, setup in my tetra tank just to see what’ll happen. So far no eggs

@Rews-fishshed 10 ай бұрын

Yes it works well I made one and use it all the time

@sydneysangels 9 ай бұрын

I'm happy to hear you've been successful with yours! I've seen a few different renditions of this idea but at the end of the day they all kind of work the same

@SerendibAquatics 3 ай бұрын

Superb

@sydneysangels 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TheSwiftCreek2 Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rayaquatics1 Жыл бұрын

nice thanks

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you glad you liked it!

@andrejastojanovic7633 Ай бұрын

Very nice 👍

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

@mountaingreenery Жыл бұрын

Very nice video

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you I really appreciate that! ☺️

@paulstingray Жыл бұрын

That’s a cool idea! I need to make one and try it out… I have a different brand of overflow box so I’ll just make a collection container thingy with some old parts. Great vid!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

I'm sure you could make it work with parts you got laying around! I'm really enjoying your unboxing videos! You're great at editing and I love the humor you bring to your videos!

@paulstingray Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels I’m at work currently looking for parts 😂😂 I usually just let my CPDs spawn in a 100lt tank filled with moss so do get quite a few eggs eaten by them. I’m still learning the editing 😂😂😂 but thanks heaps for watching!

@multatuli1 Жыл бұрын

Cool contraption, subscribed bro 👍🏻

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the support I hope you enjoy the vids! 😊

@sage8573 Ай бұрын

Thanks for this, built one and ive got like 25 eggs in there in just a few hours :)

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

That's amazing! I'm glad it's working out for you!!!!

@louieloudog8533 Жыл бұрын

I see someone was in the wife's scrapbooking supplies! Be careful!!! 🤣 That really is such a great idea Dan, thanks for sharing it with us! I just wish I had the thought process to come up with these kind of ideas! 👍

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Hahaha thanks Dave! Yeah I did! Well I get a lot of inspiration from other people on KZfaq! This is definitely not my original idea, just something I put my own spin on! 😊

@louieloudog8533 Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels yeah I know, you did mention it was someone else's idea, Thats one of the things I enjoy about this hobby, people are willing to share and help others! Its like everyone wants everyone to succeed which is amazing! 👍

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@louieloudog8533 I agree! It's not some weird competitive hobby. I guess aquascaping can get pretty competitive but breeding and fish keeping don't seem that way to me

@Idkseemskindafishy Жыл бұрын

I’m gonna have to try this with my neons!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Let me know how that goes! I've always wanted to breed my cardinal tetras and rummynose!

@Idkseemskindafishy Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels I will definitely let you know! I finally got a group of neons (after many fails) that have no signs of neon tetra disease. I want to breed them to get more rather than introduce new fish and possibly introduce the disease too. This breeder box will also be a big help with my diamond tetras. I’ve already bred them but my method was much more painstaking 😂

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@Idkseemskindafishy I know that struggle, I've had that a few times. I feel like fish that I breed in my own water always do really well as opposed to fish that come from somewhere else! The only thing I'm not sure of is if those eggs scattering fish prefer plants like Java moss or if they just scatter eggs everywhere?

@bobby_au Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels this works for rummynose only success I have had so far with this. My food gets sucked up and then spoils everything

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@bobby_au I'll have to try that species!

@IndoorEcosystem Жыл бұрын

Wow this is game changing! I have been manually getting CPD eggs at the moment.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

I thought so too! I did it that way for a while and it's still very effective! I like that I don't really disturb the fish with this method!

@IndoorEcosystem Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels Yeah its bloody brilliant!

@user-dl1cf4xr6t Жыл бұрын

I don't get it. Are you going to raise them in that collecting hang on tank?? Will the artemia not get flushed away? Or are you going to collect the eggs out of that hang on tank??

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@user-dl1cf4xr6t you're just using the hang on tank to collect eggs! You take them out every night and clean the brine shrimp out as well

@user-dl1cf4xr6t Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels But aren't you taking the eggs out still manually? Whats the advantage over a simple bowl with mesh and java moss on top ?

@thedon219 Жыл бұрын

What an awesome video! I will definitely give this a shot. I’ve done the old deli cup with Java moss in it and I just never seemed to get the eggs. I had to many snails I think got to them before I could.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Yes I know that struggle, that used to be my preferred method before trying this. I feel like I got more eggs with a thicker piece of Java moss and I had to pull it within 4-6 hours or they would get eaten!

@FishyReview 9 ай бұрын

Going to try this for sure! Thanks. I've bred hundreds of CPDs just by moving the eggs manually every couple days, but this is just cool.

@sydneysangels 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! Yes, same here! I've actually reverted back to the method you currently use because it's easier to clean but this method still works great! The one problem you might encounter is the siphon picking up unwanted detritus and then spoiling the eggs. I guess it all depends on when you check for eggs!

@FishyReview 9 ай бұрын

@@sydneysangels good things to keep in mind!

@vincent91170 Ай бұрын

hi !! thanks you very much for tips guy on france

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

You're welcome! Hello from the U.S.!

@MyAquariumPetz 11 ай бұрын

Cool vid!

@sydneysangels 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@baronbaron3099 Жыл бұрын

Super pomysł 🙂

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@gsithdogowns Ай бұрын

Wow this was amazing!!! Can you speak to the diet and timeline for the fry?

@rhondafitzpatrick1646 2 ай бұрын

absolutely awesome, I have 8 cpd's, would love to get more! what a fun way to do it. funny thing is that I am also an avid crafter, and a huge do-it-yourselfer. I now have to figure out if I have any females.

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

thanks! excellent! I hope you do! Females usally have a bigger belly, less color and a small black spot by their tailfin

@miniscenesgb 8 ай бұрын

What a fantastic idea! My Long Finned White Clouds are threatening to spawn and I am worried the babies will be sucked into the filter - this looks like a great idea to help the mum fish to help her eggs

@sydneysangels 8 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊 I can't take credit though, it's an idea I took from a few other people with a couple tweaks! I bet it would work for your white clouds!

@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming 4 ай бұрын

Trying this out, just got my pennplax breeder, already had the hang on breeder. Hope my CPDs use it.

@sydneysangels 4 ай бұрын

awesome, I hope it works out for you!

@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming 4 ай бұрын

@@sydneysangels happy New Years! 🍾 🥂 🎉 How'd it work for you? Question, does the male have time to fertilize the eggs before collection or is this a situation I have to account and kind of turn of the air pump? Also another idea I had was have more then one breeder box so you can swap out and add metholyne blue or malachite green and add an air stone and a line with the already collected eggs so they don't fungus up.

@Sweetnlow19811 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the great idea 😊 I am building mine today. Can you make a video on breeding cpd as you mentioned.

@sydneysangels 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Yes I would love to make that video. I'm sure eventually I will be doing so, it's just been extremely difficult to find time lately. My schedule has been pretty insane but I plan on making those videos when I can

@mexicalifishkeeper 2 ай бұрын

I will be borrowing your idea 😊

@sydneysangels 2 ай бұрын

Please do! I got it from a couple other KZfaqrs so its not even my idea! :)

@RD-kj9gq 2 ай бұрын

Literally just bought 2 of each as I was watching the video

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

Awesome!

@jasongoodwin8702 2 ай бұрын

You could use hot glue with closed sell foam for the side slits. This way you get the circulation and prevent the fish from entering or escaping.

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

Thank you for the tip!

@randyison4163 Жыл бұрын

I really like the black sand/gravel in the two aquariums on either side of your Celestial Pearl Danio aquarium. Where did you get it? Great job on your video!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's stoney river brand, I'll try and post some amazon links for you. www.amazon.com/Estes-28199-Aqua-Sand-White/dp/B002DRCTTS/ref=asc_df_B002DRCTTS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167149786275&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16866597956342487738&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9021607&hvtargid=pla-310389696475&psc=1 www.amazon.com/Estes-Products-AES06606-Aquarium-5-Pound/dp/B004LOIIKA/ref=sr_1_2?crid=12GMB4CZ007YO&keywords=stoney+river+black+sand&qid=1673489735&s=pet-supplies&sprefix=stoney+river+black+sand%2Cpets%2C94&sr=1-2

@thombaz Жыл бұрын

If you want to try a chep method first. I used two cups, cut off the bottom of one and glued mesh on it, the put it in the other cup. The whole thing goes to the aquarium and I put a lot of moss in it. Cpds just throw there eggs in it they go doen the mesh and shrimps/cpds can't eat it. Not the best method but worth a try as it pretty cheap

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

That actually sounds like a great method, my whole problem with the single cup was one fish would get in it and clear out all the eggs. I'll have to make that sometime!

@thombaz Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels I did this because I think shrimps eat the eggs. Before shrimps I had newborn galaxys every week, after the shrimps started to breed I never seen a newborn cpd again. But the mesh keeps the eggs safe and they seems to be very kindly chose the cup with moss to put there eggs then the other heavily planted areas, or maybe they put it everywhere...

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@thombaz ah that's good to know! I always wondered if shrimp ate eggs or not. In your case it sounds like they definitely were. Snails eat eggs too in my eggsperience lol

@lifeunderleds Жыл бұрын

Cool idea! I wonder how long until someone commercializes the design 😊. +1 subscriber here!!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Definitely not an original idea but I made some tweaks to it! Thanks for the sub I hope you enjoy the content ☺️

@Chompchompyerded 7 ай бұрын

Neet! I wish I was handy. I'd do this for my CPD's for sure. I'll have to figure out something else for my shrimp. I'll probably just put the ladies in a basket when they get strongly berried up. Now I've got to figure out what to do about my hillstream loaches. Same goes for my cryptic cories. They're hard to find in the first place, so I want to make sure I'm stocked with them. Maybe if I get overstocked with them, there will be other people who might want a few. It may be that the reason they are in short supply is because t hey aren't in high demand.

@sydneysangels 6 ай бұрын

I bet you could do this! It really wasn't too difficult! I like your idea with shrimp and hillstream loaches, that's clever. I have this hooked up currently where it keeps dropping eggs into the chamber every day and I've got fry hatching out and growing up in there!

@Chompchompyerded 6 ай бұрын

@@sydneysangels I think I'll give it a try. Thanks for the encouragement! And thanks for sharing this with us.

@sydneysangels 6 ай бұрын

@@Chompchompyerded no problem! I was inspired by other videos so I can't take credit but I appreciate the kind words!

@medinaaquatics7572 Жыл бұрын

Excellent Video! Going to try this system out. BTW, what type/brand label maker do you use for labeling your Tanks. My old one stopped working.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 I appreciate that very much! I just picked up a P-Touch cube. It's little and awesome! It hooks up to your smart phone!

@medinaaquatics7572 Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels Thanks for the Info. You and your beautiful Family have a Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@medinaaquatics7572 you as well! Thank you ☺️

@ender003 Жыл бұрын

Very neat. I'm curious, since the java moss and guppy grass were already in the tank with the danios were they already laying eggs in it? If so, would the eggs and or fry be eaten if they weren't separated? If not, what causes them to lay eggs in it once it's in the collection box?

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, they lay eggs almost every single day. This species is extremely fry aggressive so if they find the eggs or fry they will eat them. Since CPDs prefer laying their eggs near plants, they will always choose the plant as a spawning site in your tank!

@ender003 Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels Awesome, thanks for the reply!

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@ender003 no problem!

@bellecraig 6 ай бұрын

This is great! How did you know in advance if the hot glue brand you used would be aquarium safe? I'm wondering if certain brands wouldn't be safe to use in an aquarium.

@sydneysangels 6 ай бұрын

To be honest I don't know, I just read that hot glue was aquarium safe after curing but I didn't consider different brands might contain different chemicals or additives! Let me know if you find out!

@desfishgeek8119 Жыл бұрын

do you put alder cones in the egg compartment to guarantee from too much fungussing?

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

No I haven't tried that yet but thank you for the excellent suggestion! I've just been doing large water changes to keep it clean

@-AndrewR Жыл бұрын

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@ismaelmannheim 4 ай бұрын

congratulation! it is very good! I am looking for any breeding box for tetras neon. May be, do you have a good idea? thanks

@sydneysangels 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Maybe try a large Tupperware container with a mesh top? That way you can cover a large surface area and collect more eggs in theory?

@Cashmoneyification 4 ай бұрын

Nicely done! I am a bit curious as to why you traced all 4 sides for cutting out the mesh? You had 2 sides already cut with a straight line on the mesh. 😊

@sydneysangels 3 ай бұрын

Lmao probably because I'm a dingus.... Hahaha

@Cashmoneyification 3 ай бұрын

Oh 😅 Well thanks for clearing that out for me, i was struggeling so hard to think of a possible reason for that method, you gave my mind peace now haha. @@sydneysangels

@sydneysangels 3 ай бұрын

@@Cashmoneyification I'm glad to hear it hahaha

@aqua_bauer 11 ай бұрын

Will silicone work to close the gaps in the green box? I don’t want to use hot glue, since I heard it won’t work good under water. What about super glue?

@sydneysangels 11 ай бұрын

Yes I'm pretty confident silicone will work! So far I haven't had any issues with the hot glue, and I was pretty hesitant as well. I would not recommend super glue, it seems to have a pretty hard time bonding plastics together. However it works wonders for anchoring hardscape together or gluing java fern to wood and rocks. I hope that helps!

@FlockensNekroparlor Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't use hot glue, because water just undoes hotglue and makes it pop off. I would have used a small tube of silicone. But do you think this would work for neon tetras?

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! A lot of people actually recommended hot glue on one of my videos so I gave it a shot! I guess time will tell if it works or not. Yes I do think it would work, as long as the tetras chose to lay eggs above it. I'm not sure if they have the same preference of spawning in plant matter or not

@Al_Bauer 8 ай бұрын

So when I put a sponge into the external breeding box, couldn’t it overflow with time?

@sydneysangels 8 ай бұрын

Oh absolutely. I usually just squeeze out the sponge every couple of days to avoid that

@bobby_au Жыл бұрын

What temp ph and tds. I have 6 and they don't breed. I use this egg collection method as well I dremeled my green peice so it just the border and glued my mesh to that

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Nice! I bet that method works even better because I've noticed sometimes the eggs get hung up on the green part. PH is 7.4 TDS around 140 and temp is about 70 degrees Fahrenheit. I used to heat the tank but I don't anymore and it hasn't affected breeding at all. I also feed them twice a day with live baby brine

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

My tap water is liquid garbage so I have to use reverse osmosis. My tap water comes out at a TDS 550+ and a pH of 8.4

@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 Жыл бұрын

I have a 30 gal tall tank that would work in that has my leaped & zebra DANIOS in I've never noticed them dropping eggs wondering if they would if I would have that in the tank ? that's pretty cool.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I would say go for it. Maybe they drop eggs and you just see them because they're so small? I don't know but it's worth a shot!

@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels That's what I was thinking thanks for the info, I'll surely give it a try.👍

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 let me know how it goes! No problem 🙂

@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels Looks like I'm going to have to separate them cause the Zebras has just about wiped out the Leopards which sucks, so that means they don't get along in the same tank. I have 3 mollies in the 75 gal, wonder if I can put them in that tank & see if they will get along with each other? do you know ?

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 to be honest I don't know for sure, but I don't know mollies to be very aggressive so I think you'll be fine! I guess the only way to really know is to try

@AQUARIUMFREAK123 20 күн бұрын

Do the fish gobble up their babies the moment they are born , Or do they have a good chance of making it to the bottom of the tank ? the reason i am asking this is i want to make a catch that is a Aquarium Decoration and not an eye sore to look at... a BREEDER TANK that doesnt look like a BREEDER TANK... but a decorated cool looking tank that can still capture a good amount of fry.

@66bigbuds Жыл бұрын

What keeps the catch cup from running over?

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

The fluval breeder box has an an outlet that kind of looks like a slide at a water park haha. It overflows and drains the water back into the aquarium. I hope that helps!

@mesherepnamesherep8146 4 ай бұрын

How do you put in the suction so it suck in the egg on the other box

@sydneysangels 3 ай бұрын

There's a small airline connection that comes on the pen plax aqua nursery. If you plug into that your air will create an airlift which will suck eggs out of the bottom container into the top one

@MWilk098 2 ай бұрын

Do you think a setup like this could be used for livebearers?

@sydneysangels 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely, the mesh holes might have to be a tad bigger but I know there are similar systems out there for guppy fry

@ottojones591 2 ай бұрын

Would this work on zebra daninos?

@sydneysangels 2 ай бұрын

I don't see why not although I have no direct experience with them!

@miguelstein4364 Ай бұрын

Only CPDs? Can I try this with Neons or Rasboras?

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

I think so although I haven't tested that yet!

@olmedoacosta Жыл бұрын

Amazing video bro☺️. What's the ph fir the breeders?

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've bred them in a pH of 6.8 and also in a pH of 8.2. They don't seem to be all that picky when it comes to pH in my experience!

@dekonm2101 2 ай бұрын

Would this work for all danios ?

@sydneysangels 2 ай бұрын

I don't see why not, assuming the eggs are small enough and non-adhesive

@Matthias.Terboven-Aquaristik Жыл бұрын

good work, perfect

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@justinborecky7702 2 ай бұрын

Wondering if this idea would work for scarlet badis with some anubias on wood or rock instead of moss… 🤔

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

It might! As long as the eggs are small enough and non-adhesive!

@nochillkowa9493 Жыл бұрын

How did you make it still understand? Mine kept floating

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

I think mine just ended up sinking but you could try putting some small pebbles on top of the grate?

@daniellemarie3682 4 ай бұрын

What size aquarium is used?

@sydneysangels 3 ай бұрын

I like to use a standard 10 gallon aquarium

@Pray4Mojo1 Жыл бұрын

Very cool idea. I don't think I would ever bother with it, I simply just use a tissue culture cup with moss and collect the eggs every 2nd day. In other words, I'm too cheap to buy breeder boxes 😂

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Lol thank you! Yeah I still use that old method and it's just as effective as this one. At the end of the day it's just preference I guess!

@TheAquariumLibrary Жыл бұрын

I’ll be interested to see if you can crack the detritus and other junk accumulating at the bottom of the catchment container. I always had debris accumulating that would then foul the eggs. I also would be interested to see how well this works in a planted community tank. I didn’t have much luck because they went and spawned elsewhere and not in my container. Definitely made it easier with the mesh, hot glue, and proper tubing diameter 😂. I was too cheap to go out and buy any materials so I made it all out of materials that were free to me. Took a lot more time but I got to buy more fish with my limited $25 budget for my aquariums. I think my record is 120 eggs a day with 10 adult breeders in a 5 gallon. I’ll be interested to here yours. Is your tank a 10 gallon?

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

Holy cow, your videos are what inspired me to make this version of it! I love your channel, I'm a subscriber. Yes, I haven't figured out how to keep the catchment container clean yet, I find that blasting the lower portion with a turkey baster and then doing a large water change the night before helps, then I just hold off on feeding until I collect the eggs. But other than that I do have problems with waste building up in the catchment container. I'm not sure if there's a way around that! Maybe? I've never used it in a community tank but that would be interesting to see if it would work! Currently I've got my fish in a 10 gallon but I actually just started a separate 5 gallon to target breed my nicest fish! I haven't gotten 100 plus eggs yet out of this thing but I have gotten over 100 eggs in a day with my other egg catching container! Seriously, thank you so much for your videos, I thought your idea was really smart and it has been working really well for me

@desfishgeek8119 Жыл бұрын

I always add a snail, (either ramshorn or sml mystery) to the "egg" container- they help clean up some detritus and also snail poop offers newborns extra micro/ infusoria type food.. the snails also clean the surface of the container a bit

@TheAquariumLibrary Жыл бұрын

@@sydneysangels I’m glad to see someone else tweaking it and helping people breed their fish. I am very interested in other fish species that would spawn in it. That’s exactly what I would do. Use a turkey baster at night to clear out all the junk before morning. I’d then feed collect the eggs in the afternoon, feed them and then bast them again. Ideally I’d find something that funnels all the eggs directly to the bottom of the catchment area to the opening and up into the breeder box. Rather than letting them get scattered around the entire bottom. It currently doesn’t have a large enough suction to pull the eggs. My original idea with a small funnel but couldn’t find one that fit in a 5 gallon tank so I went with this design

@TheAquariumLibrary Жыл бұрын

@@desfishgeek8119 the problem isn’t where the eggs end up in the breeder box it’s in the actual spawning area. I’ve had snails get in there before and clog the entire thing so I prevent snails from getting in there.

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

@@TheAquariumLibrary oh yeah the funnel would work even better you're right. I actually have a small yellow funnel that came with a DIY CO2 kit I bought a while ago.. I wonder if that would work? I have noticed some of the eggs never roll down the green corners of the lower container and they end up fungusing and trapping over eggs in there too

@BrolyRucci Жыл бұрын

Oi what size tank those danios are in?

@sydneysangels Жыл бұрын

I've got them in a 10 gallon tank! It gets a 50% water change almost every other day

@EmanM45 Ай бұрын

I am having an issue with egg fungus i leave the eggs in the breeder box for a couple of weeks. I don't want to use methylene blue as I leave the fry in the box for a couple of weeks. I guess I will have to transfer the eggs to another container and try treatment.

@sydneysangels Ай бұрын

Yeah that's what I would do..I wonder if you have a build up of waste that is contributing to the fungus? Methylene blue in a separate container would probably be your best friend

@yupimmad 11 ай бұрын

Any concerns about the eggs being sucked out into the trap before they can be fertilized?

@sydneysangels 10 ай бұрын

I haven't really experienced this but I suppose it is possible!