Penn-Plax AN2 Aqua Nursery and Hatchery Breeding Box for Your Aquarium – Help Protect Baby Fish from Predators
Original price was: $25.99.$18.99Current price is: $18.99.
Price: $25.99 - $18.99
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As an automatic circulating nursery, the Penn Plax Aqua Nursery and Hatchery will keep your baby fish safe and healthy in a gentle way. This innovative breeding box Nursery draws new-born fry through a tube from the maternity section into the nursery section keeping them separate, alive and healthy. The nursery section may be lifted out separate from the maternity section and placed in other locations.The Aqua-Nursery has a constant circulation eliminating stagnant water, as well as adjustable hangers and removable top covers.Breeding your own fish is fascinating and educational, not to mention cheaper. Now it’s easier and safer too.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 4 x 5 x 6 inches; 9.59 ounces
Item model number : 1f0d884c-d3e5-4c05-ba52-e736f14e899d
Department : Unisex-Adult
Date First Available : August 19, 2004
Manufacturer : Penn Plax
ASIN : B0002APXM8
Country of Origin : China
Automatic Circulation: Gently Coaxes Fry Away From The Mother, As Well Serves To Eliminate Stagnant Water
Natural And Clever Way To Breed: The Penn Plax Aqua Nursery And Hatchery Keeps Baby Fish Safe And Separate
Separate Tanks: An Innovative Breeding Box | The Tube Gently Transfers Fry Into A Separate Tank
Package Dimensions: 6.5″ L X 5.5″ W X 4.5″ H
Customers say
Customers find that the vivarium works well for keeping baby fish separated from their parents. They are satisfied with the fry safety. However, some customers report issues with sturdiness, size, and floatability. There are mixed opinions on value for money, design, and ease of assembly.
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11 reviews for Penn-Plax AN2 Aqua Nursery and Hatchery Breeding Box for Your Aquarium – Help Protect Baby Fish from Predators
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scott boggs –
This thing works, just wish it were bigger
This thing really works. Once you attach it to an airline tube, it really does draw the fry down and into the other chamber. I left a guppy in it one night when I noticed her in labor and woke up the next morning to find the small chamber full of fry. My next attempt will be with a cauliflower sabertail (swordtail) that is VERY valuable.
The side chamber doesn’t like to sit well though. And most of that is because the tube connecting the two chambers is often too long, leaving the side chamber too far out. So you’ll want to cut that tube down a bit so the side chamber sits properly. The lid on the larger chamber also needs to be SECURELY in place, or the fish can freak out, bump it, and knock it off.
My only real problem with this (and with many breeder “traps”) is that they are so small. There isn’t enough room for the poor females to swim around. Mollies and swordtails basically have to stay still the entire time they are in there. So if you don’t know *when* they got pregnant, you probably have to leave them in there for days or weeks – or hope you catch them when they first start going into labor. There needs to be a larger version, or perhaps several V-shaped traps can be attached together to fit a particular tank (like a 10-gallon) so the adults have the top of the tank and the fry slip through to the bottom.
Aside from the size, this is definitely an efficient way to save the fry of very valuable fish. I’m sure it would work for scattering egglayers too (like tetras and danios) but I haven’t tried it yet.
Amazon Customer –
Great hatching place for mother and babies
This not only keeps the babies alive but the bubbler also keeps the fish poop and the extra food clean
Michael –
The worst nursery
The actual nursery does not float and all the parts that shouldnât float do. Nothing stays clipped together. Maybe thought I could salvage it and make it into something different but turns out itâs just a $20 piece of junk.
Richie –
Great idea – poor design
Product had good concept and idea but very small – This will not fit on my 125 gallon – people saying transfer hose needs trimmed back as of being too long but this isnât true – If you connect it correctly itâs a perfect size but this breeder box has a few downsides – For starters this box should come with suction cups to hold it in place better – The bottom tray that allows fry to fall through floats up and you will have to weigh it down – The same goes with the lids -In my honest opinion the thought and idea is great but poorly designed – Hard to believe this was designed by Penn Plax as I usually love their products
Monty –
Decent product but maybe fragile?
I’m actually using this to connect it to a breeder box for the purpose of an automated egg collector. The overall build of this prodocut is pretty good and the way it configures is simple. Would be good for the purposes of putting some endlers or guppies in it if that’s your intention.
The bad part about this is how fragile it appears to be (might just be unfortunate for my specific piece). It arrived with some small cracks and a few more appeared a couple of days later. I fixed it up with a little super glue, not sure if it was a defective unit that had some stress on it but it was a simple enough fix that I didn’t start a return.
My suggestion if you buy this is to just look at it very closely, maybe fill it with some water just to make sure there aren’t problems. In my case the cracks messed with the suction capability for eggs but it may have been a non issue for fish fry (its regular intended use). Overall decent little product, good value compared to building something from scratch! 😀
Beryl Roberts –
Excellent Nursary!
I was a bit skeptical given some of the reviews, but this thing worked perfectly for me. Everything fit together snugly–no rubber bands needed!
The only tiny hurdle was that the tube that moves the fry from the main chamber to the side one was indeed at little too long, causing it to kink. Trimmed off the extra quarter of an inch with regular scissors in about thirty seconds. I’d rather it be a little too long than not reach across. And of course watch out for back flow to the air pump since this is likely to be sitting higher up. I put in a check valve just in case and had no problem.
I have the tiniest air pump money can buy and the suction was almost perfect. The fry were immediately drawn below the green layer where momma couldn’t get at them. One or two made the full journey right away and more a bit later. They have to get right up to the mouth of the tube for the current to be too strong for them to fight, but it was easy enough to shoo the rest through once momma was out, and they were perfectly safe the whole time so I was very happy.
This design is excellent. The slits that let water in are very thin, much smaller than they look in the picture because they are tapered from outside to in to encourage flow. This nursery gets excellent circulation and I can’t picture any fry escaping.
The side chamber is easy to remove–much easier than trying to net a bunch of tiny endler fry, and way less stressful for them! It’s been two weeks and I’ve had zero mortaliy, so this product certainly did it’s job.
In conclusion, this nursery is a bit of a precision instrument compared to others, but with a little fiddling (almost none in my case) it does a great job ensuring the health and safety of your fry! Beats a box with holes and eagle eyeing your pregnant fish in my book.
Krista –
I live this! I put my platies in it just when I think they are going to give birth. The babies are dropped threw the slit in the bottom and then their sucked up to what I like to call the birthing room lol would highly recommend this, I never realized how many babies pladies have!
Alejandro Cano –
Estoy feliz con la compra
DR –
Wirkt etwas billig, da relativ dünnes Plastik
Ansonsten ganz gut
Bo Nilsson –
Ganska ömtålig hårdplast som är mindre än man tror.
Braibant –
Chercher beaucoup les pattes de maintien mal lu le papier