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Fishguy101  Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 170 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jun-2004   | Does anyone know if petstores sell filter covers so that a small fish wouldn't get sucked up? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57 |       |
| jungle-jim Enthusiast Posts: 207 Kudos: 223 Votes: 0 Registered: 15-Jan-2004 | Not usually, unless you mean a replacement filter intake screen... I would try to find some plastic mesh...you can use a rubberband to hold it to the filter intake The smaller the holes in the mesh, though, the lower your filter's flowrate will be, due to the added resistance to flow. |
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| fish_dude Big Fish Posts: 334 Kudos: 231 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Jun-2002 | You can also use extra screening for windows to cover the intake. I use this on my DIY breeder net. |
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Alkyne   Mega Fish Posts: 1053 Kudos: 2064 Votes: 23 Registered: 29-Apr-2003  | I have just used well rinsed nylons and an elastic in some cases. |
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| Fishguy101 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 170 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jun-2004 | I am just wondering would it be necessary to cover the intake valve for dwarf puffers, a betta and an adf? (in 2 seperate tanks) |
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fish1  Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004 | no i wouldnt go to all the trouble those fish should be fine with that the frog shoundnt even go near there! |
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Shinigami       Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001  | I'd definitely cover it as a precaution, though. Nothin' worse than your fish going up the intake of your filter. If your filter doesn't come with an intake strainer something's up... [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-07-02 18:03][/span] -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian. |
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