In the hatching of fish, it is well to move the fish larvae as soon as practicable out of the tank which contains the pair of fish for hatching purposes. This invention relates to improvements in the housing of fish, both salt water fish and fresh fish, and more particularly, to a tank assembly for use in holding fish for the first few weeks of life. The method of claim 2 wherein the aroma of the food morsel is carried into the breeding tank by the water flowing through the worm trap. The method of claim 2 further comprising preventing the worm from exiting the worm trap through the small limited opening.Ĥ. Placing the worm trap into the breeding tank ĭirecting the water into the worm trap, the water passing through holes in the spaced end walls of the chamber ĭischarging the water from the worm trap Ĭarrying the aroma of the food morsel out of the worm trap and into the breeding tank andĪllowing a worm to move into the worm trap through a small limited opening in the worm trap.ģ. Positioning a food morsel between a pair of spaced end walls defining a chamber within a worm trap A method for trapping a worm within a breeding tank comprising:

A tank having an inner chamber for housing water andĪ worm trap positioned within the inner chamber under the water, the worm trap comprising:Ī tube assembly having a pair of removable, telescoping tubes, each tube having an open end, one of the tubes having a pair of spaced end walls for housing a food morsel, the spaced end walls having holes for allowing the aroma of the food morsel to pass therethrough, the holes being smaller than the food morsel andįirst and second fittings attached to the open ends of the tubes, the fittings having a hole forming a passage of limited size for allowing the water in the tank to flow through the tubes and for allowing a worm to pass into the tubes.Ģ.

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