matt6765
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Hi.... I just had my third fish die from getting stuck in the filter..... how do I stop this.
I'm so sorry Matt
Try the panty hose over the intake suggestion.
How long have you had the guppies? Normally healthy fish can avoid getting stuck.
When's the last time you checked the water?
aww matt another one I'm so sorry!!! great advice on the sponges but as lucy said, fish that aren't sick shouldnt get stuck unless your filter is way to large for the size tank....do you know what kind exactly your filter is?
I have an Aqueon filter too. If it is of a size rated for your tank, healthy fish shouldn't be getting stuck. Are you witnessing them getting stuck while still alive? Or are you finding them dead, stuck to the filter? If it's the latter... there is something else probably going on here, then after they die they are getting drawn into the current.
Makes sense, and it's easier to rinse a cartidge than reaching in the tank removing the nylon to rinse.Coarse Foam will let most particles to pass which will be filtered out by cartridges, thus less cleaning required.
Any fish store would sell them. I like cerianthus's suggestion.
But really, there shouldn't be that much debris since you added the pany hose. Are you feeding to much?
Maybe you need to vacuum more often?
You might want to put a sponge over the intake tube to keep the fishies from getting sucked in. You can buy the aquaclear sponges by themselves. Just cut a slit in the sponge and slip it over the intake of the filter. I hope this helps
Hello PeaceMaker. Covering the intake tube does not restrict the water flow. Rinse the sponge on the intake tube just like you would filter media, in siphoned tank water when you do your water changes. Not only will it keep fish from getting stuck to it, it will also add to your biological filtration. I have the Aqua Clears and the extra sponge on the intake works "great".
Ken