Guppy, danio and whitecloud breeding

Hey.

I got this idea and i would like to know if it could work...
I saw plastic mesh at the hardware store today with openings that are about 3mm x 3mm. Then i got the idea of putting a layer of this at the bottom of my tank about 5cm above the gravel. Would this work to protect guppy fry and danio eggs from the hugry parrents???

 

It will most surely do.

 

A bit...but what happens when the fry swim out and into a hungry parents mouth? Stick to the way we have done it for decades - dedicated breeding tanks and fry raising tanks - otherwise you will lose fry....

 

I will go barebottom on a breeding tank as well.. IMO

 

Ok. I have a tank for the guppy fry i want to keep. but the danios i got yesterday spawned in my tank... and i don't really know what to do since i dont have another tank for the danio fry...

So this is how it will be then:
1. Bare bottom for the guppy fry tank
2. Danios will get a layer plastic mesh so that the smart fry can survive... ;-)

 

When I used to breed danios and other such egg layers, I covered the bare tank bottom with a layer of marbles. The eggs faal between them where the parents cannot reach them untill you remove the parents.
The only problem I had was my son swiping my marbles when he was at the marble playing stage, lol!