The Aquarium Breeder Box - Advantages And Disadvantages

Introduction

If you have an aquarium,tropical fish, you may have considered breeding some of your fish. One of the things that you will need to consider is how to protect the eggs and the fry, not only from other fish but also from their own mother and father and the filter.

One of the best ways to protect the eggs and fry is to use what is called a breeding box. There are several advantages and disadvantages of using a separate box that you need to consider before you jump in and use one.

What Is An Aquarium Breeding Box

An aquarium-breeding box is used by fish breeders to raise their fry. This is a box that has slots to allow for water circulation and is placed in the aquarium. The slots also allow the fry to swim out of the box for more exercise and allow them to return to the box for protection form the other fish.

Advantages Of Using A Breeding Box

There are many advantages to using a breeding box to raise your fry:

The main advantage to having a breeding box is there are many aquarium fish that like to eat the eggs or fry of other fish. Some fish, especially egg-scatterers, will even eat their own eggs. A breeding box will keep the eggs and fry separate from the other fish in your aquarium.
It will save you a lot of expense by not having to purchase and maintain another aquarium just for breeding.
Your fry will be in the same environment that they will live when they are adults. This will preventing shocking them when you take them from a breeding tank to the main aquarium. Shock is the main item that will cause your fish to become ill.

Disadvantages Of Using A Breeding Box

Besides the advantages there are always be some disadvantages to go along with anything that has advantages. Here are a few of the disadvantages you need to consider:

One of the biggest disadvantage to using this type of box is it will stress the female fish. She will feel confined in the box after being allowed to swim in the larger aquarium. This will may cause her to abort the eggs she has in her.
If you do not place the breeder box in the right location it may not receive the right circulation that will allow the water to stagnate.