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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| one side of the tank
I have a 35 gal tank and I am wondering why my fish spend most of their time in 1 half of it. They swim around once in a while but mostly they are in one section. The other left side is empty  . I have 2 filters, one on each side and on the empty side there is a aerating rice mill that blows bubbles. Do you think they dont like it Is it normal for them to stay on one side instead of swimming all over
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| it depends on what type of fish ..if its the ones in your aquarium info, no they should be all over the tank...maybe turn the bubbles down a bit or move them to the middle to see if it makes a difference? | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Shawnie  it depends on what type of fish ..if its the ones in your aquarium info, no they should be all over the tank...maybe turn the bubbles down a bit or move them to the middle to see if it makes a difference? | I havent figured out how to turn the bubbles down yet... The fry hide in the plants in the middle so I really dont want to put it there.
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| Just judging by your tank pic it looks like there are more plants on one side and the other side is much more open. | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Actually the plants are more in the middle, the other side is almost as open as the right side. The fry use the plants in the middle to hide in............ | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| hmm... they should be out and about swimming everywhere... The danios should anyway... is it possible that your filter outflow is too strong? | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| The strongest filter is on the side they are always on. Do you know how to turn down the aerating bubbles? Maybe they dont like them. I am going to unplug it and see what happens... | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| hmm... what type of pump is it? sometimes pumps come with a specific gallonage. That might be it...
Oh btw, my fish spend most of the time on 2/3 of the side of the tank.
just wondering ( off topic) what are your tank's dimensions? | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| where is the heater? It could be the tank is unevenly heated... | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| The heater blend in with the background and is between the center and the right end of the tank. I see the gray top on it. | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| Hello redlessi,
To limit the amount of air flow to the bubble maker, you need to get an air adjuster. It's a little piece you put on the air tube between the air pump and the decoration that makes the bubbles. It has a knob that you can turn to adjust the air flow. Here is a link to an example. Hope this helps (I love them!)
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...2256&lmdn=Fish
Robin | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony G. hmm... what type of pump is it? sometimes pumps come with a specific gallonage. That might be it...
Oh btw, my fish spend most of the time on 2/3 of the side of the tank.
just wondering ( off topic) what are your tank's dimensions? | 37x13x17................not sure of the gallonage of the pump | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by angelfish220 where is the heater? It could be the tank is unevenly heated... | The heater is on the side that the fish stay on. Do you think I should move it to the middle (I have plastic plants in the middle that the fry hide in) | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| I'd take the water temp on one side of the tank and then the other and see if there is a difference. | |
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September 13th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Robin4 Hello redlessi,
To limit the amount of air flow to the bubble maker, you need to get an air adjuster. It's a little piece you put on the air tube between the air pump and the decoration that makes the bubbles. It has a knob that you can turn to adjust the air flow. Here is a link to an example. Hope this helps (I love them!)
http://www.petsmart.com/product/inde...2256&lmdn=Fish
Robin | Which piece is it? I dont want to buy the whole set if I only need 1 piece.
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September 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Master
| Redlessi,
They sell the air requlation valves individuly at Petco. They are only a dollor or two. They keep them (at least at my local Petco) over by the air stones and tubing.
Once you get one, just cut your airline and put one end into the top of the valve and the other end in the bottom of the valve. You can then turn the knob to adjust airflow between fully open to fully closed. | |
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September 14th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Thanks Jdhef | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Update, I slanted the heater so it is now more in the middle and the fish are swimming about a lot more. Thanks much | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Bum
| Just wondering but what kind of fishes do you have? | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Hi Petitetank Welcome to Fishlore 
I have guppies, platies, cories, ghost shrimp and 1 snail, oh I almost forgot about my danio. P.S. if you click on the aquarium info it will tell you all about the tank.  | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| I've had your first two and yeah they do swim around a lot. The only thing that I can think of that's dettering them from going to one side of the tank is too much current but you already negated that by stating that they prefer the side that has the stronger filter. I'm just curious why you have two filters running because platies and guppies are not big waste producers, from my experience anyway, plus you have a 35 which is a mansion for them. Have you tried turning off your other filter? | |
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September 16th, 2009
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| [quote=PetiteTank;667433]I've had your first two and yeah they do swim around a lot. The only thing that I can think of that's dettering them from going to one side of the tank is too much current but you already negated that by stating that they prefer the side that has the stronger filter. I'm just curious why you have two filters running because platies and guppies are not big waste producers, from my experience anyway, plus you have a 35 which is a mansion for them. Have you tried turning off your other filter?[/QUOTE
I have 2 filters, a cascade 200 and aqua clear 150, they keep my water very clear and I always have extra media if I need it for an emergency. I have filter sponge on them due to having fry in the tank. As far as a mansion, not so sure as I have 3 adult female guppies, 3 dwarf sunset platies, 5 cories, 5 ghost shrimp, 1 snail, 1 danio and about 5 guppy fry with more fry to come.
I think it might be the bubbles, I am going to buy the air check valve suggested and see what happens. I did move the heater and it worked a little.
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