Lee's Three-Way Breeder

Walmart always has to me great service and new packaged items not like Amazon I got delivered from Amazon on more than one occasion old used products... but never that from walmart

I love this compared to the net type fry holder. This gets great circulation and floats on top of the water no hooks needed which was a problem with the other models that need to be mounted on the side of the fish tank.... because we have eclipse tanks you really cant do this.

As in some other reviewers, I had trouble with the fry getting out through the sides. 1.)So before the one female would give birth again I put a double folded (the size of the side folded over again), bridal lace over the insides of the breeder tank. 2.)Then I sewed the bottoms to the breeder tank, and hung of the other ends, and put rubber bands over the sides- so they could all stay in place (where rubber bands couldn't reach, that is where the thread came in). I even put a much finer materal on the insides to keep the fry from going through the holes of the bridal material. If you have trouble with this product then try to experiment with material like I did, you'll find this product to work for you even through it's flaws. Yes, the fry get out or eaten by the mother when the fry swim up but that is life. I have guppies that breed and have babies alot, so when I lose some I will have others. I would recommend this product to everyone, with additional information to keep fry from getting out and getting eaten.

So far, I've floated this thing in my 10-gallon tank to introduce my betta to his new tankmates with the divider and grate in. I kept him in the breeder the longest with the divider and bottom grate removed after I got the other tankmates settled. It's very useful for situations like these, especially since he had some territorial issues with my ADFs. Right now, I have a few red cherry shrimp in the breeder, cleaning some of my plants. It's a good investment!

I bought this when my swordtail gave birth without me even knowing she was going to have babies! I ran up to the store and bought this, removed the grate the babies fall through and the seperator, and used this to house my baby fry until they were big enough to live in the main tank. I also used this when my molly was sick and she got a chance to rejuvinate and heal without other fish constantly bothering her. The top is good if you have jumping fish (such as swordtails) but not neccasary. Best Breeder I Ever Used!!!

It seems alright - I tried it out and it was easy enough to use and didn't seem to freak out my fish. I have not had any births in my tanks recently to actually see the full extent of how this will work. It has got to be better than catching all the new born fry by net so no other fish eat them. Seems like a great addition to my fish supplies for me. I have purchased quite a few aquarium products from Lee's and trust this manufacture.

This breeder has been very helpful for me. I am breeding guppies, and highly bred guppies often have aggression problems. I almost continually have someone in 'timeout'. I agree with many other people-- the slats are large. However, if they were any smaller, the babies wouldn't fit. You should be monitoring your fish as the birthing time approaches, so this honestly shouldn't be a problem. Also, this is not intended as a permanent home for your fry. I recommend having this in a fry tank, so after the parent has given birth, the fry can simply swim out into the big wide world :). Probably my favorite feature is that you can take out the divider and the slatted divider. This provides a larger area for timeouts or sick fish (I would NOT recommend keeping a contagious sick fish in here, just ones that have fungus or something like that. Always isolate in a SEPARATE tank any fish that has ich, parasites, or any other contagious disease.) You will need to siphon up uneaten food on the bottom of this, because there is no water flow in here. You can put a bubbler in here, but that would just circulate the water around inside, not necessarily take waste out. Besides, why would you want that waste in your main aquarium? You should also probably take out the solid divider, since even for guppies, one side is simply too small. If a fish is in a tiny position, they will feel trapped, get stressed, and possibly abort their brood. Please don't try to keep two fish in this breeder. Overall, I think that this is a good product that needs more space (as with a lot of Lee's products). I hope that his has been helpful!

I used this for my Mickey Mouse Platy fish. My fish had about 100 fry, and they seemed to fall through the grates as designed. Although, some fish did swim to the top level of the breeder tank. The design flaw: the fry could get through the slits on the sides into the big tank. The lid sits on to top, but it is a little ackward to feed the fish inside the breeder tank. I left the lid off. The mother was able to jump back into the big tank after giving birth, but I found a catfish in the breeder tank this morning. It seems to be cleaning the tank, and the baby fry don't seem to mind the company.

If you are trying to make female fish pregnant its a big NO as soon as you put male and female fish in this breeder after only 2 min. male fish gets aggressive and starts hurting female i tried it with different types of fishes and it happens every time and as soon as you let them out male continually starts chasing female. I just don't get it? Can someone give me any suggestion on how to successfully do this? I have two beautiful Platies and my question is how to get their fry? Any Ideas ?

Good job to separate the egg from parents (3" black moore) during egg laying season. However the gap are too large for the fry (not the egg). My fry escape from the breeder box after hatched. Logically, it's good for larger egg/fry, but larger egg/fry means larger goldfish parent in size. In this case, the breeder box may become too small to put two goldfishs during egg laying. Other then that, this product should function as it stated.