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

We were new to the world of fish, and were unaware that platies had live births UNTIL we saw some baby fish swimming around one day! And then we had a "Circle of Life" moment when we watched Momma Fish gobble up one of the baby fish! YIKES! Off to Petco to buy this product! I can't tell when Mommy Fish is due, so I also have breeding grass. When we notice Mommy is no longer preggers, we look in the breeding grass and then the fry go in the nursery until they are ready to swim with the big boys. My kids love seeing the babies up close, and I have had no problems with the fry escaping. Great product for babies or to separate fish from the main tank!

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!!!

I loved this multi-purpose breeder! I would recomend it to anyone who had fish. It is wonderful for pregnant fish because the babies fall rate through the grid and on the floor so the mother can't get them. I also used this breeding trap to keep my new born fry in for a few weeks until they got large enough to be in the tank with the other baby guppies. This product is wonderfully made because on the side it has little vents to let the fresh water circulate (and believe me not even the smallest of babies has ever escaped) it also has little compartments which air floats in so that the whole thing doesn't sink to the bottom (that would make it kind of hard for feeding!) It also has a cap in case it should tip a little (which never happened to me) so that the fish don't get out. This breeding trap saved one of my most beautiful male guppies. I just took the divider and grid out, kept him in there until he was back to health and the other fish wouldn't pick on him anymore. IT WORKED! I hope that if you have this product or are going to get it that it helps you and you enjoy it as much as I did!

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.

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.

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.

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 bought two of the medium breeders. One fish was pregnant at night and the next morning she wasn't and no fry were to be found. So much for falling through the grate and being saved. I have used the breeder without the grate for some fry that were born in the tank and I saved them before they were eaten. But even after 2-1/2 weeks and the fry are about 1/2 inch long it is not uncommon to find one swimming in the main tank. So back they go in the breeder and I know I am putting the top on tight but they still can escape. Better than nothing but not as advertised.