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Breeding Trap
Raise the fry in the breeding trap on finely crushed flake until they are big enough not to beaten or, better still, place them in another aquarium to grow to a safe size before releasing them into the community tank. Females can store sperm from a male and use it to fertilize up to five or six future batches of eggs, so it is quite possible to have a female and no male and still have several broods of young guppies. Male guppies are very attentive towards females, so buy two or three females for every male or else the female may become worn out. Young females may produce as fe was three or four fry, but older guppies may - and often do - drop more than100 fry at a go. Be sure to separate males from females as soon as possible to avoid a guppy plague. Disadvantages of Breeding trapBefore purchasing breeding trap you must think whether the trap for breeding is really advantageous for your pregnant fish or not. Some people don't prefer breeding trap as:
Advantages of Breeding trapThere are some advantages of breeding trap:
Breeding traps are made to hang inside the aquarium to get heat from it. These traps are perforated to allow for water circulation in the trap. Breeding traps are made of plastic material which can be designed like a “V” bottom or like a rod trap. The breeding trap should be kept in the aquarium where it is less disturbed. The breeding traps are used for two things:
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When breeding live bearers such as guppies you can avoid the young being eaten by floating a breeding trap in the main aquarium. This is usually a net frame or a clear miniature plastic aquarium about 10- 13cm (4-sin) square with a small mesh grid in the bottom. When the female is nearly ready to drop her young, place her in the trap above the grid. As she releases the young, they fall through the grid and out of harm's may as she does not tend the young, the female can be returned to the main aquarium after a little rest.