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Egg Baskets – buy or DIY!

Egg Basket Options #

There are many different ways to keep your eggs in your tank, and a lot depends on what you prefer.  

The standard breeding basket that comes in the kit from That Fish Place can work just fine.  It can be a little small, and also sometimes eggs can be caught between the frame and the mesh.  One solution is to attach the mesh to the inside of the plastic frame.  If you do this, just be sure you secure the corners of the net with aquarium-safe materials from That Fish Place

Here the basket is assembled as per package instructions.  It is also possible to put the mesh net inside the plastic frame and secure it with aquarium-safe ties.
Here you can see the eggs going into the basket supplied by That Fish Place. Video by Lillit Genovesi and NYDEP.

Build Your Own Basket #

  1. Virginia TIC has a great demo video of one way to do it.

2. Three options to make your own basket including: plastic baskets, mesh letter tray, and a TIC egg platform using pvc pipes.
Link to the PDF here

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Updated on August 24, 2022

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