HOW TO: DIY Breeder Box Hack for Baby Fish

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
  • Master breeder Dean shows us how to DIY hack a Fluval or Marina breeder box using the Aquarium Co-Op Easy Flow.
    🛒 MATERIALS
    - Aquarium Co-Op sponge filter with Easy Flow kit: www.aquariumco...
    - Aquarium Co-Op Easy Flow sponge filter upgrade kit: www.aquariumco...
    - Fluval breeder box (look for it at your local Aquarium Co-Op Retail Partner store www.aquariumco...)
    - O-ring from Amazon: www.amazon.com... (As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases.)
    - Super glue gel: www.aquariumco...
    - Plastic bio ball
    - Pull saw
    - X-Acto hobby knife
    🌱 Visit aquariumcoop.com/ to buy aquarium plants, lights, fish food, and more from Aquarium Co-Op
    📘 We answer questions in our Facebook Group: / aquariumgroupsupport
    🌿 Try Easy Green - the easiest, all-in-one fertilizer on the market! It’s our #1 selling product because our formula is so simple to use, concentrated, and contains all the essential nutrients plants need to thrive. Plus, it’s completely safe for fish and invertebrates. No need to measure out the correct ratio of nutrients - just add 1 pump per 10 gallons of water (or 2 drops per gallon for nano tanks). Start growing plants the easy way today: www.aquariumco...
    🥇 Become a member to get access to perks: / @aquariumcoop
    📕 Want in-depth articles on freshwater aquariums? Visit our blog: aquariumcoop.c...
    WHO WE ARE
    ------------------------------------------------
    At Aquarium Co-Op, we focus on your aquariums. We specialize in freshwater tropical fish, aquatic plants, and the overall betterment of the freshwater fish keeping hobby. Our goal is to help you with your first pet fish and graduate you to an advanced aquarium hobbyist. If you'd like to take it to the next level, subscribe to Aquarium Co-Op and check out our weekly videos.
    Cory McElroy is employed by Aquarium Co-Op LLC. He also owns Aquarium Co-Op LLC. Therefore, all content is sponsored by Aquarium Co-Op.
    #Aquariumcoop #Aquariumfish #Fishtank

КОМЕНТАРІ • 86

  • @AquariumCoop
    @AquariumCoop  3 місяці тому +4

    🛒 Get the Aquarium Co-Op sponge filter with Easy Flow kit at www.aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-co-op-coarse-sponge-filter

  • @RicardoJunqueira
    @RicardoJunqueira 3 місяці тому +9

    We need a shirt saying DEAN-I-Y now. Cool tips.

  • @q.d.mcgraw
    @q.d.mcgraw 3 місяці тому +8

    This would work well for adding pothos to the back of a tank especially if you have fish that like to dig up plants.

  • @AquariumFun-sy2jt
    @AquariumFun-sy2jt 3 місяці тому +3

    Can't wait for the next video in the DEAN-I-Y series! :)

  • @ew4395
    @ew4395 3 місяці тому +9

    I find most DIY or Hot Rod product methods a waste of time and done more for the entertainment of the keeper. This idea I really like, I will be trying it.

  • @jauken83
    @jauken83 3 місяці тому +2

    I 3d printed a little adapter piece that hooks to the bottom and holds an air stone to accomplish the same goal. Less noise and a lot more water flow.
    Great minds think alike!

  • @andysfishden6506
    @andysfishden6506 3 місяці тому +1

    What if Cory would deaign a similar box, but made out of the material that the catch cups are made out of? They seem a lot tougher material than whatever Fluval makes the breeder boxea out of.

    • @ReneesZooTube
      @ReneesZooTube 3 місяці тому

      That's what I was thinking! The same material as the hang on catch cups!

  • @FierceMamma
    @FierceMamma 3 місяці тому +1

    Cory have you ever thought of using a fulfilment company to do your warehousing and shipping in Europe? I know of a good one. They will handle warehousing, they could even do assembly, order fulfilment and shipping to your customers. We need your products in Europe, please.

  • @MJW173
    @MJW173 3 місяці тому +1

    omg Cory if you made an external breeder box can you make it so the tank lid will still close (or at least mostly close)??? pretty please with a cheery on top!

  • @ljsshrimp
    @ljsshrimp 3 місяці тому +1

    I put a sponge on end of the breeder box intake anyhow so this is even better

  • @kieranmoore6618
    @kieranmoore6618 3 місяці тому +1

    Can you guys do a #dean for the videos so we know all the ones to watch with him??

  • @MIKoenig44
    @MIKoenig44 3 місяці тому +2

    Dean-I-Y. Genius. That term is on the same level as nerm.

  • @toriwilson6961
    @toriwilson6961 3 місяці тому +2

    DEAN-I-Y !!!!!!!!!!

  • @gk9417
    @gk9417 28 днів тому

    Do you get all your products from China 🤷🏼‍♂️✌️🇨🇦🙏

  • @AudreyCooper-n4k
    @AudreyCooper-n4k 15 днів тому

    This is the perfect hack for me right now! It just so happens that I have that breeder box and an extra easy flow lift tube! Recently a group of Habrosus Cory fry hatched (it was the adults very 1st spawn 👏) and to keep the water parameters stable I purchased the fluval medium breeder box. The sound is a bit annoying as the tanks in my bedroom 😂 I have learned to deal with it for the precious little babies, but I am giving it his hack a try FOR SURE. Thank you!! 🙏

  • @danielcopeland2758
    @danielcopeland2758 3 місяці тому +2

    Very nice, Dean. An absolute wealth of knowledge!

  • @4EvaFishNerd
    @4EvaFishNerd 3 місяці тому +1

    I wish Cory would stop "hiding".... Miss YOUR face ❤

  • @frognugget
    @frognugget 4 дні тому

    This I just what I was looking for!

  • @ThienNguyen-og7wt
    @ThienNguyen-og7wt 3 місяці тому

    I would sell Betta for 7/each ( luxury fish )
    Guppy pair $7
    All fish store gonna hate me
    I ain’t making profit
    But I want all people in USA feel what life is
    Working hard for a pair guppy $25 (x5)
    Good or benefit?

  • @jamesmarshall6378
    @jamesmarshall6378 22 години тому

    I miss the hour long video’s with u 2

  • @Jimmy_Jim_Jim_1234
    @Jimmy_Jim_Jim_1234 Місяць тому

    I just used an air line from a HOB filter as a siphon.
    Small flow and works great.

  • @ybra
    @ybra 19 днів тому

    If you got a canister filter i got an even better hack for you. I found out that you can shove some airline tubing into the outlet of a canister filter to divert some water though the airline. Then attached the other end to the inlet of the breeder box. That way you get a nice even flow of water, without using air at all. So, now my breeder box is completely silent.

  • @denniscorrea8417
    @denniscorrea8417 Місяць тому

    So…. How many swordtail fry can you put in one for a month until they’re big enough to go in the 40 breeder?

  • @ezwaters5847
    @ezwaters5847 2 місяці тому

    Regards to eliminating the 'glugy' noise effect with matten filters. Just tilt the airlift slightly so that the outflow is tipped up just a touch. That prevents air from becoming trapped.

  • @leftyo9589
    @leftyo9589 3 місяці тому

    i see a great basis for an air powered HOB filter just like this, but bigger.... just saying!

  • @AussieRic
    @AussieRic 3 місяці тому

    Awesome new invention, more of these vids please 😎👍 use air pump to pump water into the next side tank, where a small hole between the 2 tanks allow it to flow back with oxygen to the first tank, save power $

  • @reneesnugent3358
    @reneesnugent3358 26 днів тому

    The breeder box is not good. My baby angelfish went into the tank and was eaten. 😢

  • @guydriver
    @guydriver 3 місяці тому

    How do you control your humidity in the fish room? Like the breeder box thingy.

  • @aquaristpodcast
    @aquaristpodcast 3 місяці тому +2

    I am here, Dean! 😁

  • @Bigglare
    @Bigglare 3 місяці тому +1

    Coop Breeder box when?

  • @TheRealKaitama
    @TheRealKaitama 2 місяці тому

    My one question is what light do you use for the tanks in the tanks on the racks?

  • @drewschmidt6314
    @drewschmidt6314 3 місяці тому

    I've done this with the Chinese double filter

  • @puirYorick
    @puirYorick 3 місяці тому +1

    Operators are standing by... or just buy all their stuff online!

  • @jimmyjames2022
    @jimmyjames2022 3 місяці тому +1

    Cool breeder air pump rig... Sheer Dean-IY Genius!

  • @nivision
    @nivision 3 місяці тому +1

    love it! going to raise up some baby bettas soon and was thinking about the fry keepers for moments i need to start separating if I didn't have enough tank dividers. going with a matten filter right down the middle to start, and while I don't necessarily need the extra filtration I do need steady flow and it never hurts to have a precycled little filter hanging around for a new project.

  • @4loveoffish
    @4loveoffish 3 місяці тому

    Great idea , I hope you sell a product like this

  • @iron433decker
    @iron433decker 3 місяці тому

    Smart idea now I if mind for that thanks

  • @dustinking4004
    @dustinking4004 3 місяці тому +1

    Love it, Always enjoy Dean's videos and DIY ideas.

  • @crazyshots6313
    @crazyshots6313 3 місяці тому +1

    I've been waiting for this for awhile, We love Dean

  • @timvtv3093
    @timvtv3093 29 днів тому

    We need more of theseeeeee

  • @keithtrestrail5003
    @keithtrestrail5003 Місяць тому

    You need to ship to UK.

  • @ReptilesXtremeGaming
    @ReptilesXtremeGaming 3 місяці тому +1

    Right on right on right on !

  • @seandavison9644
    @seandavison9644 3 місяці тому

    We in rnd live yall lol

  • @darrylmoore5847
    @darrylmoore5847 3 місяці тому

    I love this.

  • @lukeo85
    @lukeo85 3 місяці тому +1

    SOLD

  • @elvinsworld11
    @elvinsworld11 3 місяці тому

    Lovely

  • @livdriscoll3981
    @livdriscoll3981 3 місяці тому

    Lol

  • @BreaknBrad
    @BreaknBrad 3 місяці тому +1

    Alright, alright, alright!

    • @toriwilson6961
      @toriwilson6961 3 місяці тому

      I am genuinely curious why people say this on Dean videos ??? I feel like I have watched all of them.

  • @j.t.cooper2963
    @j.t.cooper2963 3 місяці тому

    👍🏻😎

  • @stevecox8066
    @stevecox8066 Місяць тому

    I don't breed fish, don't buy live bearers so I can avoid breeding, but somehow I want this setup BADLY! I could see this being a great healing tank, temporary holding, and of course that unexpected batch of fry you never asked for. At the risk of inflated ego, simply brilliant!

  • @staceyhart7827
    @staceyhart7827 3 місяці тому

    Great vid!! Love learning new ways of setting something up. You guys are the best.

  • @mansingw
    @mansingw 3 місяці тому

    @Aquarium Co-op did something similar but used a garden hose washer. The inner diameter of the washer fits around the fluval tube and the outside diameter washer fits inside the easy flow connecter and uplift tube. You dont need to cut the curve tube with this method.

  • @scottgordin9709
    @scottgordin9709 3 місяці тому

    That would be a very useful breeder to have if you had it set up like Dean has shown us, I use the nylon mesh breeder box for the momma fish and then transfer her over to her own tank until she pops, then I put her back into the breeder cage for a week or so till I know she good, after that she goes back in the display tank and the fry have their own tank to grow out in👍👍👍same concept, different method 👍👍👍

  • @Nezra4200
    @Nezra4200 3 місяці тому

    Awesome idea! I would love to see a video on deans fish room tools! If aquarium co of made a tool kit it would be so cool :)

  • @amayanut
    @amayanut 3 місяці тому

    I’ve been waiting for this ❤

  • @CampMymy
    @CampMymy 3 місяці тому

    How long can you keep fry in a breeder box? Can you grow them a bit in the box and then transfer to the tank?

    • @AquariumCoop
      @AquariumCoop  3 місяці тому +2

      It depends on the fry and the quantity, but yes, you can grow them out for awhile in the box before transferring to a larger tank. ~ Zenzo

  • @volvo09
    @volvo09 3 місяці тому

    That is a great hack!

  • @scottcahala7779
    @scottcahala7779 3 місяці тому

    Cool. Looks like it will work great.

  • @ml9942
    @ml9942 3 місяці тому

    Cory going ump ump ump lol

  • @k0olmini11
    @k0olmini11 3 місяці тому

    Great video!!!

  • @jamesholbrook7785
    @jamesholbrook7785 3 місяці тому

    My main Man….Dean!

  • @brantonlightcap
    @brantonlightcap 3 місяці тому

    How cool!! Thanks for sharing

  • @CraigT08
    @CraigT08 3 місяці тому +1

    I did this years ago, it's nothing new 🤷‍♂️

  • @slamboy66
    @slamboy66 3 місяці тому +1

    No stores in Vegas

    • @andrea13mm
      @andrea13mm 3 місяці тому

      @slamboy66 I know right?!? We need a store here. I order from Aquarium Co-Op but I’m inpatient and it NEVER fails when my package arrives Im like oh crap I forgot to order the airstones (for example). With as many hobbyists there are in this area, would be nice to have more quality aquarium stores 🥺

  • @DominickMontalbano
    @DominickMontalbano 3 місяці тому +6

    My ONE single question for you all is HOW do you maintain these tanks and equipment so there is no hard water deposits everywhere over time?? 🙏🙏

    • @elune43749
      @elune43749 3 місяці тому +1

      Keeping the water topped off consistently helps a lot

    • @kurtisstutzman7056
      @kurtisstutzman7056 3 місяці тому +9

      They have very soft water in Washington...

    • @adelinawarriner6259
      @adelinawarriner6259 3 місяці тому +5

      they have super soft water to start with.

    • @MWilk098
      @MWilk098 3 місяці тому +4

      Not having hard water, that’s how

    • @AquariumCoop
      @AquariumCoop  3 місяці тому +13

      Dean has soft water. My well water is very hard. If I don't stay active in cleaning it becomes a problem. Controlling where splashes happen from filters and air stones is half the battle. Keeping lids on to help prevent evaporation and water from getting up onto the rims helps as well. I use the algae scrubbers on tanks every few months to keep it from getting super crusty and hard to clean.

  • @jakehernbloom2501
    @jakehernbloom2501 3 місяці тому

    Why would we need to use the coop brand tho especially if your already buying the breeding box from a different company lol sounds like you're just riding coat tails yet again aquarium coop 😅😂