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	My Algea Eater Swims into the Filter!!
Chandra Fingerling Posts: 27 Kudos: 0 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Apr-2002	I was just wondering if this is dangerous for the fish. I came home one day and my Chinese Algea Eater was nowhere to be found. I looked all around and finally found him in the FILTER!!! Should I be finding a way to cover it or is he okay in there. He can get out on his own and it doesn't seem like he can get into the fan.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	well if he manages to get in to the impeller you will have a problem, but if it is seperate to the part which he is getting in then there is no problem. my kuhlis are regularly in my internal filters and they havn't become diced yet -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
dogmai333 Hobbyist Posts: 90 Kudos: 79 Votes: 19 Registered: 03-Feb-2005	what kind of filter do you have for a fish to swim into? MONKEYS ARE COOL, BUT SEA-MONKEYS ARE BETTER.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	My plecos will swim up to the output of a powerfilter and hang there. Occasionally they'll have their body partially in the filter and if you scare them they just let go and the current takes them back into the tank. So long as they can't get past the filter cartridge to any moving filter parts then they aren't really in any danger. I just have to make sure the filter isn't too close to the side or a few have flipped themselves sideways off the filter and over the edge of the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Make sure that the CAE wouldn't get stuck in the filter & if i where you, i would put a net on the intake & output pipes. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ Last edited by jasonpisani at 16-Sep-2005 13:44 http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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