Build twelve PVC fish cribs from one box of reclaimed cover
Make your own fish cribs without hunting down every piece and container separately. The Easy Dozen pairs fine strands, flexible reeds and wide flat limbs in one kit, giving fry and copepods—tiny aquatic crustaceans—dense nursery refuge while wider limbs add shade and ambush points for growing bass and panfish. Every piece is cleaned and cut reclaimed PVC destined for landfill.
What the Easy Dozen includes
- Twelve 8-inch base containers
- 35 pounds of reclaimed PVC in three material types
- More than 250 square feet of surface area
- Pieces average about 35 inches long and range from 1/4–5 inches wide
- Material for about twelve units
How many fish cribs will I get from the box?
Plan on twelve, with room to spare. Joey Tatley reported making "almost two dozen individual cribs" after adding wood and pipes of his own, and Steve Graham made fifteen habitats, three of them on cinder blocks he already owned. Joey Hanson rated it the most material for your money at the best price. Divide the mix to fit your layout rather than to hit a number.
Is the build manageable?
Mark's May 2022 review called it easy to put together for pond cover, and JT built over 15 structures with the kids in about an hour. You supply the cement: divide it among the twelve bases, set the limbs in wet cement and let them cure, then shape flexible pieces by hand. Fishiding's example units weighed about 9 pounds each; your cement amount sets the finished weight.
Do the fish use homemade cribs?
Yes. Mark reported fish already using his cribs within weeks of placement, and Douglas Stramel said he was extremely pleased with the quality and price after building more than twelve fish cribs from one box.
For extra dense center strands, see Cradle Hair reclaimed PVC. For taller builds, compare the Six Foot DIY Shleaf Kit.
Price includes free shipping.
