Fish egg incubator
A fish egg incubator including a housing containing a reciprocating mechanism, at least one connector assembly associated with the reciprocating mechanism, at least one perforated containing assembly for holding the fish eggs located at least partially below a water surface and which is associated with the connector assembly where in the reciprocating mechanism periodically moves the least one perforated containing assembly in the water in order to move the eggs in the at least one perforated containing assembly.
1. A fish egg incubator including:
a housing containing a reciprocating mechanism to create a reciprocating movement,
at least one connector assembly mounted to the reciprocating mechanism, and
at least one perforated containing assembly for holding fish eggs located at least partially below a water surface of water in a fish tank, a first spring member, and a second spring member spaced apart from the first spring member for receiving a wall of the fish tank wherein:
the at least one perforated containing assembly is mounted to the at least one connector assembly, such that the at least one connector assembly suspends the at least one perforated containing assembly in the water and such that movement of the reciprocating mechanism drives a corresponding movement of the at least one perforated containing assembly in the water in order to move the fish eggs in the at least one perforated containing assembly,
the at least one connector assembly includes an elongate rod extending downwardly from the housing,
a guide rod extends between the housing and a container mount in which the at least one perforated containing assembly is disposed, and
the guide rod is substantially parallel to the elongate rod, the elongate rod extends between the housing and the container mount, and a dampener is disposed between the elongate rod and the container mount.
2. A fish egg incubator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reciprocating mechanism includes a reciprocating solenoid.
3. A fish egg incubator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the reciprocating mechanism includes an electric motor with rotating output and an adapter to adapt the rotating output to a reciprocating movement.
4. A fish egg incubator as claimed in claim 1 wherein an output from the housing is spaced apart from the first spring member and the second spring member.
5. A fish egg incubator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one connector assembly is length adjustable in order to account for variations in water level of the water.
6. A fish egg incubator as claimed in claim 1 wherein:
the at least one perforated containing assembly comprises at least a pair of perforated containing assemblies, and
the at least a pair of perforated containing assemblies is provided on the container mount.
7. A fish egg incubator as claimed in claim 1 wherein the at least one perforated containing assembly is rigid.
8. A fish egg incubator as claimed in claim 1 , including
a protective guide extending between the housing and the container mount, wherein the elongate rod is disposed within an interior of the protective guide.
9. A fish egg incubator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the at least one perforated containing assembly includes a locking return for contacting a top surface of the container mount and a lower return for contacting a bottom surface of the container mount.