swarvegorilla
September 10th 06, 07:01 AM
This little simple device is something thought up after many many proto
types.
The basic aim is to have a container of baby fish safely floating in a
larger tank.
For this you need 4 things
1) some green scotch brite scourers (ask if you don't know what I mean here)
2) some cheap super glue
3) few chunks of styrofoam to use as floats (I use fish boxes)
4) a few minutes of time and maybe some gloves
Play around with the scotch brites first and figure out the box design you
like or need.
Superglue them together (I used 3 little tubes on me first one and about 1
tube on the rest I made)
attach floats to the sides
Consider making a lid if the species is a jumper.
Invented this one about a 3 weeks ago and have been using it for guppys with
excellent results.
cheap, easy, quick and it works
Frankly I recon it's a pearler, and perhaps the best bit is the algae and
stuff that grows on the scotch brite..... handy for fry to pick at.
Anyway try one out, if it fails your like doing something wrong or
something.
jus kiddin
I let mine dry for 2 hours then floated it in a bucket for a few min.
But I have made them and put them straight in 2 foot tanks with preg guppys
within the hour
no problems yet
:-)
Have made a lot of these things now, for a lot of species
and this is as simple as I can make it
Swarvegorilla
types.
The basic aim is to have a container of baby fish safely floating in a
larger tank.
For this you need 4 things
1) some green scotch brite scourers (ask if you don't know what I mean here)
2) some cheap super glue
3) few chunks of styrofoam to use as floats (I use fish boxes)
4) a few minutes of time and maybe some gloves
Play around with the scotch brites first and figure out the box design you
like or need.
Superglue them together (I used 3 little tubes on me first one and about 1
tube on the rest I made)
attach floats to the sides
Consider making a lid if the species is a jumper.
Invented this one about a 3 weeks ago and have been using it for guppys with
excellent results.
cheap, easy, quick and it works
Frankly I recon it's a pearler, and perhaps the best bit is the algae and
stuff that grows on the scotch brite..... handy for fry to pick at.
Anyway try one out, if it fails your like doing something wrong or
something.
jus kiddin
I let mine dry for 2 hours then floated it in a bucket for a few min.
But I have made them and put them straight in 2 foot tanks with preg guppys
within the hour
no problems yet
:-)
Have made a lot of these things now, for a lot of species
and this is as simple as I can make it
Swarvegorilla