This video came at the perfect time. One of my female CPDs is looking like she’s about to burst. I have an empty breeder net in their tank so I’ll probably just move the female and a male in there for a couple of days with some susswassertang and then move them out before any eggs hatch. Great video!
Thank you, that means a lot to me! I will do my absolute best! Family always comes first with my two small kids but I do want to make a lot more content when time allows! My personal life is extremely busy at the moment but I will do my best! :)
@@sydneysangels I also I'm going to buy some of your amazing cpds when I can save enough money I really want to try and breed them like you. I guess I'm going to have to get my first job to support my hobby 😂
I’d recommend putting about 1/4th the amount of moss you put in for breeding, makes life a lot easier and automatic!😁love breeding these little guys, there starting to fund my other projects very nicely!
Great video!!! I made an egg collecting device out of a funnel, hose, airline, and a breeder box. Same results different approach. I like yours better, the high walls on the main container are a must to catch the most eggs. Keep the fry videos coming.👍
@@sydneysangels Yeah make a rainbow breeding video, that should be good. If your interested in seeing how I did the D.I.Y. egg collecting device it's here. th-cam.com/video/9vMkIgU-1uU/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for this Sydney. I don’t have any aquariums or fish, but I found it fascinating. It was well explained and kept my interest all through. Thanks from 🇬🇧England, UK.
Great Video, really did explain a few things in more detail than what I've been currently doing. My problem seems to be getting the cpd's to lay eggs in the first place. what are you doing to adults? ratio? feeding schedule? lighting schedule? I'm from Australia, so unfortunately buying some more directly from you isn''t an option. Keep up the great work!
I havent watched the whole video yet (saving for later) but after watching the intro, I wanted to ask, what are the implications on inbreeding when going from 6 fish to 600? Been wondering about this for tank-bred fish in general too
Good question! Well, those 600 fish have been bred from that original group of adults plus a few offspring and another group purchased later on. Since the majority of the fry never see the breeding tank. I haven't had any problems so far
I’ve bought the same hatchery & fluval to copy this great setup, the only thing I’m missing is the length of pipe going from the hatchery & fluval hang on box. My question is do you know what thickness the tubing needs to be that connects the two box’s please?
Merhaba. Çok basarılı bir uretim olmuş tebrikler 👏 ilk olarak micro yem mi veriyorsunuz ? Artemia yemeye kaç günlükken başlıyorlar ve su değerlerimiz nedir ? Keyifli hobiler🙏
Thanks! I just feed fry powder until they are old enough to eat baby brine shrimp. This can usually take 1 to 2 weeks. My water parameters are pH of 7, KH of 3, TDS 120 and temperature around 70° but they are not picky with temperature!
Thanks for all the tips here. I am finally getting some fry. I have one issue and I am wondering if you can help. The fry keep escaping out the back of the box. What sponge do you use to block it? I have tried a few methods and they either escape through the sponge or else the flow is restricted too much by a very dense sponge and the box overflows and they escape out the back, I can’t seem to find a happy medium with such small fry.
Do you have any % egg loss to the ramshorn eating eggs. Newly hatched fry? Or do they just eat non fertilized eggs and leftover food? Also about how long exactly should I wait for my cpd fry to become free swimming after hatching at 70 degrees
I'm considering doing this but you didn't talk about the air pump. I'm wondering how powerful of a pump I would need to run one collecter and two fry boxes? I got Aquael Pat mini so I will use that as a filter so no need for air with that. Thanks to anyone who can help!
I'm using a linear piston air pump that services about 30 tanks but I don't think your pump would have to be all that strong. It isn't a lot of air that's required and the eggs are so small that just a bit of current should do the trick!
How did you get to fish food near feed with a brush I have been on his sight when do fish food and I never popped up how did you get that food if you can get back with me I appreciate it thank you very much
I honestly don't really remember, I think I have more females than males. I think if you have too many males they spend more time sparring with each other than actually breeding.
Time has been in short supply lately so I haven't been breeding too many fish. But I like to also breed various species of rainbowfish, corydora, plecos, angelfish and gourami as well
Thanks 😊 lots and lots of baby brine shrimp and water changes. That's all. I keep them at room temp which is 68 degrees in my basement! If you don't do baby brine, smaller assortments of golden pearls work really well too
I'm worried that the cory eggs are just too sticky, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. The pseudomugil eggs might work, assuming they are small enough to make it through the mesh!
I'm interested in buying more peppermints, are there any more in the pipeline? I see you have one but shipping is prohibitive for just one. Or do you have any other bristlenoses.
I've got about 50 growing up and another batch of eggs getting ready to hatch! They should be ready relatively soon. I agree, the shipping doesn't make sense for just one fish!
What are your water parameters? I’ve collected hundreds of eggs over the last year and not a single one has hatched. I’ve resorted to methylene blue and have 50 ish eggs sitting in it now so hoping I get some hatching
That's a bummer! I hope this batch works out for you. I use RO water remineralized with seachem equalibrium. It has a GH of 3, KH of 3, TDS 120, ph 7 and temp is around 68 degrees F. I hope that helps!
That comment made me chuckle!!! I know the feeling, I have a couple fat boys in my planted tank as well. I love them but they are egg eating machines lol
Actually yes I was worried about that. I bred quite a few fish from that original group and then when I expanded my breeding group I ordered some more CPD's from another source to deepen the genetics. So far I haven't noticed anything unusual
Hmmm... Are you certain you have females and males and that they're old enough to breed? Also, is there anywhere else in the tank they could be picking to spawn besides this trap?
Pure genius thanks for sharing. Another tip for treating breeder boxes out there, a vegan product called "Grapefruit Seed Extract" or GSE is very effective in cleaning your glassfront and plastic surfaces to prevent algae adhesion as well as serving as an antifungal! Comes in a bottle, wet your mag cleaner in the tank and drop 5-10 drops of GSE to the wet pad and just go to town cleaning inner surfaces. Works fantastic alongside monthly or bimonthly hydrated bentonite treatments at boosting fish vibrancy and gill health!
@@DashDrones here's one for you the polish don't have turkey for Christmas they eat trout...side effect is they illegally eating all the trout in my country :(
Ha .... genius.... I already have that breeder thing you use for them to lay eggs in. I would make one comment. I was not happy with the flow in it. Even if I turned the air up high it wasn't pulling the babies down through the funnel and into the side nursery as it was designed to do. It does perform better if the outlet to the nursery side is under the water but I don't see a solution in your set up for that. Anyway, last time I did some work on my tank I took it out and cleaned it well. Then I took a glue gun and sealed up the slots in the birthing side below the green funnel part so that it could only pull water through from above and through the funnel. I am very happy with the results. Now I can see a good flow going down through the green funnel part from the top and it seems to have improved the flow pulling debris into the nursery side. I just did this like a week ago so I haven't had a female birthing yet to watch how well it works with fry vs. debris. The reason I like this birthing thing so much is that while you have a female waiting to give birth it provides flow vs. stagnant water ... and it pulls debris to the nursery tank making it easy to keep the birthing side clean. I would think that your system would be improved by doing the same. I would think it would improve pulling the eggs down through the mesh, through the funnel, and into the updraft stand. I don't know how big the eggs are .... if they are small they could find their way out of the breeder system through those slots. I mean ... I realize with water flow and gravity only a few would happen to drop through the slots ... but this would prevent even that. and damn you ... now you have me wanting to set up this system but I don't have room for even two 10 gallons. Also ... the only fish I'm interested in breeding and sell for enough money to make it worth the headache is shell dwellers and this would not work for them.
Thanks for the tip! I'm glad it solved your issue. I seem to get quite a few eggs through mine at the moment so I'm not going to mess with it but if I have any problems down the road I'll try your idea! Thanks again!
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Omg, I literally thought the same thing!!!
But I didn’t get my mending book. I will have to try a different method 😂
The best baby fish breeding I have seen in a long time. Well done.
Thank you 😊 I appreciate that!
Looks like you are having a good amount of success. nice video.
Thanks Blake, I got the idea from your channel and from the Aquarium Library! I'm looking forward to trying it with other species as well
This video came at the perfect time. One of my female CPDs is looking like she’s about to burst. I have an empty breeder net in their tank so I’ll probably just move the female and a male in there for a couple of days with some susswassertang and then move them out before any eggs hatch. Great video!
It sounds like she's loaded with eggs! I hope you get tons of them! Thank you very much :)
Can you please put out more videos there so helpful and are very enjoyable to watch. Great vids keep it up!!🐟
Thank you, that means a lot to me! I will do my absolute best! Family always comes first with my two small kids but I do want to make a lot more content when time allows! My personal life is extremely busy at the moment but I will do my best! :)
@@sydneysangels you are one of the main TH-camrs who got me into breeding fish just my first eggs just hatched and can't wait to get more. Thanks
@@sydneysangels I also I'm going to buy some of your amazing cpds when I can save enough money I really want to try and breed them like you. I guess I'm going to have to get my first job to support my hobby 😂
I’d recommend putting about 1/4th the amount of moss you put in for breeding, makes life a lot easier and automatic!😁love breeding these little guys, there starting to fund my other projects very nicely!
You're absolutely right! I'm using about that amount this time around and the results are a lot more automatic. Absolutely!
Great video!!! I made an egg collecting device out of a funnel, hose, airline, and a breeder box. Same results different approach. I like yours better, the high walls on the main container are a must to catch the most eggs. Keep the fry videos coming.👍
Nice work! That sounds like a great DIY approach. Thanks! Maybe I'll make a video on how to breed rainbowfish next!
@@sydneysangels Yeah make a rainbow breeding video, that should be good. If your interested in seeing how I did the D.I.Y. egg collecting device it's here. th-cam.com/video/9vMkIgU-1uU/w-d-xo.html
Lots of amazing ideas 👍
Pretty awesome ideas I may give this a try in my neon tetras tank
I say go for it! Thanks!
Thank you for this Sydney. I don’t have any aquariums or fish, but I found it fascinating. It was well explained and kept my interest all through. Thanks from 🇬🇧England, UK.
I really appreciate the kind comment and I'm glad you enjoyed the video. It was a pleasure making it and your comment means a lot to me!
Super helpful video. Thank you.
Great Video, really did explain a few things in more detail than what I've been currently doing.
My problem seems to be getting the cpd's to lay eggs in the first place.
what are you doing to adults? ratio? feeding schedule? lighting schedule?
I'm from Australia, so unfortunately buying some more directly from you isn''t an option.
Keep up the great work!
"Nice sexy piece of moss". That sentence has probably not been spoken before lol.
I can assure you, I've said this plenty of times 😂
kate moss been said millions of times
lol 😂😂@@beedlebeeb
These comments! 🎉
it's gonna make them CPD's act up XD
Beautiful video! CPD are my favorite fish and I've always wanted to actually breed them. THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thanks for watching! I really appreciate that
The master with a nice update video!
I still haven't got around to trying this.
hahah I'm no master! Just a dork who loves fish. You should give it a go! It's super rewarding once it gets going :) Thank you
New sub man...great video...I like it when I can learn...thank you!
Greetings from Finland.
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I havent watched the whole video yet (saving for later) but after watching the intro, I wanted to ask, what are the implications on inbreeding when going from 6 fish to 600? Been wondering about this for tank-bred fish in general too
Good question! Well, those 600 fish have been bred from that original group of adults plus a few offspring and another group purchased later on. Since the majority of the fry never see the breeding tank. I haven't had any problems so far
Thank you for making this awesome video tutorial!
Looks like u can try to use this breeder box method for larger kinds of fish like rainbows or other kinds of egg scatters?
Wow great idea. Kuddos bro. Does this breeding technique work for tetra and rasbora?
i don't even own a fish but this is true entertainment
Hey thanks so much! I learned a lot from you & came up with some other ideas too! I appreciate it! Have a great day!❤
Thanks, I really appreciate the kind words! You as well!
Great video!! Keep up the good work man. Love from Bangladesh.
Thank you very much, sending love from Illinois, USA!
WOW, I am so glad I found your channel! And, BTW great information video!
Thank you! That means a lot to me!
Super top Video danke fürs lehrnen 🎉
Beautiful way to do this. I will do this at some point. I would like more cardinals to keep and sell :D
You'll have to let me know how that goes! Thank you :)
absolutely awsome video! continue to do what you do,
maybe soon enough i will try it out my self,
Cheers
Thank you, I really appreciate that. You should!
Hi Dan,
What is your ideal temperature for your breeding tank?
Thanks for sharing.
Simple but Awesome!
This could be done with neon and cardinal tetras.
This is a brilliant video, thank you
I will have to try it with my rummynose tetras next! I'm also interested in trying it with cardinal tetras. Thank you :)
Nice! Enjoyed the video and good guide.
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
So this will work with emeralds, embers and blue eyed rainbows? I assume yes but wanted to ask
This is excellent. Thank You.
Thank you!
I have an order of rams horns snails and 10 CPDs, how do I make sure I get a good mixture of male and female CPDs? Just setup my breeder box today
is there a list of fish that this method will work with? obviously danios. i heard someone mention neon tetras. what else breeds like this?
I’ve bought the same hatchery & fluval to copy this great setup, the only thing I’m missing is the length of pipe going from the hatchery & fluval hang on box. My question is do you know what thickness the tubing needs to be that connects the two box’s please?
1/2" according to the video description
Amazing video!
INTERESTING :)
VERY GOOD EXPLANATION :)
THANK YOU FOR SHARING :)
THANK YOU FROM ISRAEL :)
Thank you very much!
I do this very same process with tiger barbs.
I breed CPD's too. I love them. I call them "my little trouts". The babies are so tiny.
That's exactly what they remind me of! I agree. They're wonderful and I don't think I'll ever get tired of them 😉
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Merhaba. Çok basarılı bir uretim olmuş tebrikler 👏 ilk olarak micro yem mi veriyorsunuz ? Artemia yemeye kaç günlükken başlıyorlar ve su değerlerimiz nedir ? Keyifli hobiler🙏
Thanks! I just feed fry powder until they are old enough to eat baby brine shrimp. This can usually take 1 to 2 weeks. My water parameters are pH of 7, KH of 3, TDS 120 and temperature around 70° but they are not picky with temperature!
what temperature do you have in the aquarium?
I just started using this method, do the Ramshorn eat the stationary fry and eggs?
Yes I think they do, so I only add them after the fry are free swimming
Thanks for all the tips here. I am finally getting some fry. I have one issue and I am wondering if you can help. The fry keep escaping out the back of the box. What sponge do you use to block it? I have tried a few methods and they either escape through the sponge or else the flow is restricted too much by a very dense sponge and the box overflows and they escape out the back, I can’t seem to find a happy medium with such small fry.
This is how I breed a lot of fish scattering fish.
Nice! I look forward to trying it with more species
Do you have any % egg loss to the ramshorn eating eggs. Newly hatched fry? Or do they just eat non fertilized eggs and leftover food? Also about how long exactly should I wait for my cpd fry to become free swimming after hatching at 70 degrees
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What temperature and parameters are you working with?
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Thank you!
I'm considering doing this but you didn't talk about the air pump. I'm wondering how powerful of a pump I would need to run one collecter and two fry boxes? I got Aquael Pat mini so I will use that as a filter so no need for air with that.
Thanks to anyone who can help!
I'm using a linear piston air pump that services about 30 tanks but I don't think your pump would have to be all that strong. It isn't a lot of air that's required and the eggs are so small that just a bit of current should do the trick!
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cant get mine to work. the bottom one just gets filled with mulm
I think I missed where to get the items I need to try this at home could you please list the items needed for this great video by the way
Thank you, I believe the list can be found in the video description!
just one question, how exactly the fertilize the eggs if they fail in the contraction?
sperm isnt bigger than eggs, theyll either be moved fertilised or the sperm will find them in the egg chamber is my guess
I think they get fertilzed as they're being scattered over the egg trap!
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What do you feed the newly hatched fry before the brine shrimp stage?
my guess is nothing as they'll still be running off of their yolk before they start eating
I give them fry powder or golden Pearls 50 micron size
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Hey great video, what temperature range are danios comfortable in ? Thank you.
Thanks! These guys like it cooler so I keep them at 68 degrees. I've kept them from 66-76 and they seem to do well in that range
@@sydneysangels that’s great thank you for your response.
Awesome
Thanks!
It was a nice sharing, my friend. Regards.
Thank you! Cheers!
Can you please make a video on how to breed neon tetras I love your genius ideas and I'm going to try it in the future...
I can't claim credit for this but thank you! Maybe someday I will, I don't currently have neon tetras but I have cardinal tetras!
@@sydneysangelsHave you tried this with cardinal tetras? I also have cardinal tetras and was wondering if this process would work for them.
How did you get to fish food near feed with a brush I have been on his sight when do fish food and I never popped up how did you get that food if you can get back with me I appreciate it thank you very much
I use golden Pearls from kensfish.com!
What species of fish are in the thumbnail? They look like rainbow trouts.
Those are celestial pearl danios! CPDs
What was the breeding group (ratio) or was it a pair that you set up?
I honestly don't really remember, I think I have more females than males. I think if you have too many males they spend more time sparring with each other than actually breeding.
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Is this the only type fish you breed?
Time has been in short supply lately so I haven't been breeding too many fish. But I like to also breed various species of rainbowfish, corydora, plecos, angelfish and gourami as well
nice tutorial, how do you condition them?
Thanks 😊 lots and lots of baby brine shrimp and water changes. That's all. I keep them at room temp which is 68 degrees in my basement! If you don't do baby brine, smaller assortments of golden pearls work really well too
Mine stopped going into the container think I need to clean tank and try fresh moss
Yes I've noticed sometimes mine will get clogged with mulm and it just needs a quick rinse. I've found that less is more with moss!
Can i get the information about the Water parametes and temp of the water you are using to breed
I use RO water remineralized with seachem equalibrium. It has a GH of 3, KH of 3, TDS 120, ph 7 and temp is around 68 degrees F. I hope that helps!
would that work similair with boraras brigittae?
If the eggs are small enough and non-adhesive than sure I don't see why not!
Excellent
Thanks! :)
this is best idea how people make in aquaria,really
Thanks!
Would this kind of egg trap work for something like habrosus Cories? How about pseudomugil? Or are their eggs just too sticky do you think?
I'm worried that the cory eggs are just too sticky, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. The pseudomugil eggs might work, assuming they are small enough to make it through the mesh!
@@sydneysangelsonly one way for me to know for sure! Thanks for the videos and the input! 🙌
Wow 👌 👏 Awesome video...what is the name of that moss.
Thanks! It is just standard java moss :)
great job! do you think this would work with white cloud mountain minnows?
Thank you! I think so! assuming the eggs are small enough and non-adhesive.
good vid man
Thank you :)
Can I do it for shrimp? 🦐
Hmmm, maybe? If the holes are large enough to let little shrimplets in then I think it would work
Do you have a hard or soft water
I have extremely hard water so I used osmosis (soft) water in my aquariums
I'm not going to do that I am trying WPI water softer pillow hopefully this will work
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thank you! Boone is a sheppherd mix and Bailey is a siberian husky
I'm interested in buying more peppermints, are there any more in the pipeline? I see you have one but shipping is prohibitive for just one. Or do you have any other bristlenoses.
I've got about 50 growing up and another batch of eggs getting ready to hatch! They should be ready relatively soon. I agree, the shipping doesn't make sense for just one fish!
What are your water parameters? I’ve collected hundreds of eggs over the last year and not a single one has hatched. I’ve resorted to methylene blue and have 50 ish eggs sitting in it now so hoping I get some hatching
That's a bummer! I hope this batch works out for you. I use RO water remineralized with seachem equalibrium. It has a GH of 3, KH of 3, TDS 120, ph 7 and temp is around 68 degrees F. I hope that helps!
Thank you! I use RO water but haven’t added Any minerals so I’ll look into that
"Sexy moss" love it!!
hahaha!
Anyone tried this for chilli rasboras?
I have a similar set up for my CPD's and they breed every day. The babies are TINY lol. It is almost too easy ):
I agree!! They look like little sticks when they first hatch!
I also have an automatic egg trap: its called three siamese "algae eaters" that are impossible to remove from my planted tank!! :'(
That comment made me chuckle!!! I know the feeling, I have a couple fat boys in my planted tank as well. I love them but they are egg eating machines lol
You are not worried about inbreeding since, as you mentioned, all your production comes from six fish that you initially purchased
Actually yes I was worried about that. I bred quite a few fish from that original group and then when I expanded my breeding group I ordered some more CPD's from another source to deepen the genetics. So far I haven't noticed anything unusual
I set this up, and I just don't get eggs. No idea what I'm doing wrong
i set one up a couple days ago and i just found 2 eggs
Hmmm... Are you certain you have females and males and that they're old enough to breed? Also, is there anywhere else in the tank they could be picking to spawn besides this trap?
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Have you found success using this method of breeding with rainbowfish?
Normally, rainbows use a spawning mop. They don't breed like this.
rainbows eggs are sticky ... only works with egg scatters
i see thank you!@@vasili1207
Yes like the other guys said, I usually use spawning mops made out of acrylic yarn. Hope that helps!
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If you're in France, those fry would be called French Fry's. 🤣🤣
so cool
Thank you :)
This is by far the most comprehensive of the many videos I've watched on the subject.
Thanks ! ✌️
Thank you, I truly appreciate the kind words. I worked pretty hard on this video and I'm glad you liked it :)
This reminds me of something you would create in a Minecraft automated farm.
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Pure genius thanks for sharing. Another tip for treating breeder boxes out there, a vegan product called "Grapefruit Seed Extract" or GSE is very effective in cleaning your glassfront and plastic surfaces to prevent algae adhesion as well as serving as an antifungal!
Comes in a bottle, wet your mag cleaner in the tank and drop 5-10 drops of GSE to the wet pad and just go to town cleaning inner surfaces.
Works fantastic alongside monthly or bimonthly hydrated bentonite treatments at boosting fish vibrancy and gill health!
Thanks! Oh wow, that's a great tip. Thanks for sharing that! I've never heard that one before and I'll be sure to give it a try. Thank you 😊
Help I'm in this guys basement 😂
Lol
Wow...those Danios are like tiny brown trout at first glance....beautiful fish!
Yep, same species family
I absolutely love them! Thanks!
@@DashDrones I never knew that you learn something everyday
@@vasili1207Yeah, I've watched a lot of videos😂👍
@@DashDrones here's one for you the polish don't have turkey for Christmas they eat trout...side effect is they illegally eating all the trout in my country :(
Ha .... genius.... I already have that breeder thing you use for them to lay eggs in. I would make one comment. I was not happy with the flow in it. Even if I turned the air up high it wasn't pulling the babies down through the funnel and into the side nursery as it was designed to do. It does perform better if the outlet to the nursery side is under the water but I don't see a solution in your set up for that. Anyway, last time I did some work on my tank I took it out and cleaned it well. Then I took a glue gun and sealed up the slots in the birthing side below the green funnel part so that it could only pull water through from above and through the funnel. I am very happy with the results. Now I can see a good flow going down through the green funnel part from the top and it seems to have improved the flow pulling debris into the nursery side. I just did this like a week ago so I haven't had a female birthing yet to watch how well it works with fry vs. debris. The reason I like this birthing thing so much is that while you have a female waiting to give birth it provides flow vs. stagnant water ... and it pulls debris to the nursery tank making it easy to keep the birthing side clean.
I would think that your system would be improved by doing the same. I would think it would improve pulling the eggs down through the mesh, through the funnel, and into the updraft stand. I don't know how big the eggs are .... if they are small they could find their way out of the breeder system through those slots. I mean ... I realize with water flow and gravity only a few would happen to drop through the slots ... but this would prevent even that.
and damn you ... now you have me wanting to set up this system but I don't have room for even two 10 gallons. Also ... the only fish I'm interested in breeding and sell for enough money to make it worth the headache is shell dwellers and this would not work for them.
Thanks for the tip! I'm glad it solved your issue. I seem to get quite a few eggs through mine at the moment so I'm not going to mess with it but if I have any problems down the road I'll try your idea! Thanks again!