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chip Hobbyist Posts: 51 Kudos: 36 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-May-2004	all my fish stay on the side of the tank with the least current. it is a 55 with a regent 30-60 filter the only fish that seem to love the current are my neons
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	i dont really see your problem! if you add some hornwort rite infrint of the filter it will slow down the current otherwise what other fish do you have?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Mn_Rick Hobbyist Posts: 106 Kudos: 105 Votes: 0 Registered: 05-Jun-2004	What my wife did for our 10 gallon that has a female betta and a few cories is this: She bought some thick plastic mesh that she planned on making covers for our 1 gallon jars that we have Bettas in. She cut a piece and took yarn and ran it through the mesh and tied it so that the plastic mesh cuts the flow of the filter, and the betta just loves it. We get the tank filtered with not a lot of flow to push them around. (I hope that you understand, if not I'll add a pic)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
fish_dude Big Fish Posts: 334 Kudos: 231 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Jun-2002	Is there any way that you can move the filter towards the center of the tank? You can also try building rock/driftwood formations to change the flow. I find it odd though that your fish have problems? This is becuase I have 930gph of current on my 55
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Some fish, like bettas , don't like alot of current. Have you tried raising the water level to the highest it will go? Blocking the outflow will help some, blocking the intake also helps, but will put added strain on the impellor. If you have plastic plants placing them in front of the outflow might also help break up the current, many live plants (hornwort especially) will just tear to shreds. If you want live, try something with solid leaves like java fern. ^_^
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	my hornwort doesnt tear to shreads more like tear the water current to shreads! but you know more than me so why argu?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57
chip Hobbyist Posts: 51 Kudos: 36 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-May-2004	sorry overlooked the fact that i usually feed the fish on that side of the tank as opposed to everywhere like in all the other tanks. they are probaly looking for more food.sorry
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:57


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