Tres
04-30-2008, 05:42 PM
I have been feeding my guppies bbs for some time now, however I am getting a little tired of the 2 liter method.
So, I ignored the common advice about not using a flat bottomed container and just started hatching them from a 5 gallon bucket.
This has been somewhat unsuccessful, but of course due to the flat bottom, all the eggs sink to the bottom and the air stone doesn't really circulate them that well.
I have a couple of solutions, and want to know what you think...
1) Get one of those flexible air "stones" and wrap it around the bottom in a spiral pattern. I think this will help circulate better, but I am certain there will still be places where the eggs collect on the bottom.
2) Find a larger cone shaped container and set it up just like a 2 liter bottle hatchery.
I think the 2nd method is where I want to go in the long run, but I just can't seem to think of a cone shaped container that can hold around 4 or 5 gallons of water...
Any ideas?
Thanks!
So, I ignored the common advice about not using a flat bottomed container and just started hatching them from a 5 gallon bucket.
This has been somewhat unsuccessful, but of course due to the flat bottom, all the eggs sink to the bottom and the air stone doesn't really circulate them that well.
I have a couple of solutions, and want to know what you think...
1) Get one of those flexible air "stones" and wrap it around the bottom in a spiral pattern. I think this will help circulate better, but I am certain there will still be places where the eggs collect on the bottom.
2) Find a larger cone shaped container and set it up just like a 2 liter bottle hatchery.
I think the 2nd method is where I want to go in the long run, but I just can't seem to think of a cone shaped container that can hold around 4 or 5 gallons of water...
Any ideas?
Thanks!