This is certainly not rocket science but thought I'd share..

Bought a plastic toy box at the warehouse for $2, cut out the sides and siliconed plastic flyscreen mesh inside all 4 sides. Then I'll just hang it over the side of the tank with some string and weights..

Hoping it will be a good place to keep a bunch of Geophagus babies until they are big enough for their own tank. (that is of course if my Geos finally have a succesful batch.)

Clever, i might just have to steal that idea if you dint mind.

That's why I shared it!

I always think the "breeder" nets you buy are WAY too small.

Any reason why you're not going to leave them with the parents?

Any reason why you're not going to leave them with the parents?

Well I've gone through several spawns now where they do manage to fertilize a small number of eggs through the divider in that tank and all is well for a few days where both parents participate in parenting until out of nowhere one of them gets a taste for geo baby an swallows hard and then they are gone...

So the next time I get a decent size batch and I see them swimming around I'll rush in there and fish out the babies before the parents know what hit them, hehe.

That is a great breeding net

Good luck with the fish! Maybe you need to strip them next time?

Good plan!

That is a great breeding net

Good luck with the fish! Maybe you need to strip them next time?

Ryan I guess by stripping you mean catching them and opening their mouth to let the young out?

I remember doing that years ago with some G. steindachneri. But they were much smaller fish..

I think my Geo couple are nearly full size now and the thought of handling them scares me a bit.. as in a whole bunch of chaotic splashing and fry flying everywhere. I will consider it though thanks!