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	Heater Hater!!
smantzer Big Fish Posts: 378 Kudos: 347 Votes: 10 Registered: 02-Nov-2004	Strangely, my 5 inch johanni is beating the crap out of my heater (I thought this was isolated to large oscars and dempseys...). Any suggestions that dont involve big ugly PVC pipes?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	You could get a heater gaurd. Its a metal cage that surrounds your heater. And there may even be a plastic one. You could also try a heater cable but im not to sure if those things work to well
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Mike R Fish Addict Posts: 593 Kudos: 830 Votes: 322 Registered: 27-Jul-2004	Tetratech makes a HOB filter with the heater in it. Or if the one you have is submersable, turn it sideways and put it close to the bottom with some decoations and/or plants in front of it. Mike
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
openwater Fish Addict Posts: 565 Kudos: 551 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jul-2004	As suggested above. The heater gaurd instead of the pvc pipe. Here is the link for one example......... http://www.bigalsonline.ca/catalog/product.xml?product_id=19271;category_id=2913
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
bRaD! Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 41 Votes: 3 Registered: 28-May-2004	i have 300 w stainless steel heaters no fish can break em they cost a bit more but they are better and they dont break and they last like 10 years or more
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	My johanni has also taken a disliking to my heater but he just pulls the suction cups off. I finally just set my driftwood in front of it so it's not as noticeable and he gave it up to destroy some plants instead.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Bdadawg Fish Addict Posts: 530 Kudos: 161 Votes: 26 Registered: 04-Feb-2002	Have you noticed if he attacks the ehater all the time or only when it comes on? It could be that there is a short in the heater and is giving your fish a small jolt. I had that problem in my oscar tank with an old heater ... once i replaced the heater they stopped attacking it. BTW i dont really recommend sticking your hand in the tank to check it out if this may be suspect ... 110 can make your hand tingle for a while. Bdadawg
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
evilervin Fingerling Posts: 19 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Sep-2003	If your using an external filter, try an external heater made by Hydor. http://www.hydor.it/index_en.htm ETH 200/300.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Trojan_man Enthusiast Posts: 204 Kudos: 191 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Aug-2004	Some company makes titanium heaters, you can try those, they never break. its good exercise for the fish.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02
Gem_07 Fingerling Posts: 19 Kudos: 10 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Dec-2004	i got a heater guard at walmart for like 5$...although my oscars never really paid much atention to it in the first place. the heater guards arent ugly at all IMO. mine is black,and you really cant see it very well against the back ground.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:02


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