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aquapickle27   Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 98 Votes: 55 Registered: 28-Jan-2006   | Today two of my guppies had babies, sadly i was at school and was only able to save eight (I'm sure that some were eaten). One thing that surprised me, was that a guppy fry swam straight into the filter hose and was sucked up.  †Aquapickle† |
 Posted 31-Jan-2006 03:14 |     |
Light_Bright   Moderator Posts: 1156 Kudos: 1403 Votes: 351 Registered: 16-Jan-2002    |  Edited by Light_BrightYou might try getting a sponge from a HOB filter, cutting a hole down through the center and putting it over the intake of your filter. ___________________________________________ If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished. |
| Posted 31-Jan-2006 04:06 |   |
bettachris   Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | i had that problem but i wasan't really planning on breeding or raising the fry. like LB said sponge filters are the best for fry tanks as their are little to no treats to the fry. |
| Posted 31-Jan-2006 04:08 |  |
| Cichlid Kid Fish Addict Posts: 553 Kudos: 285 Votes: 34 Registered: 22-May-2004 | u could also take a nylon soak it in water so color bleeds out the wrap it around the intake tube.  very inexpensive and works very well. |
| Posted 31-Jan-2006 04:20 |  |
jasonpisani  *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | A Sponge Filter is ideal for all types of Fry, as they wouldn't be sucked. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 31-Jan-2006 19:39 | |
| fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004 | oh, fry in the filter isnt such a bad thing, just shut the filter off, pick out the filter pad, set it in a 10 gallon container or bowl, and give it a shake, the fry stuck to it will fall off and swim freely, also you can dump the filter water in the bowl too if you see fry in there too, a flashlight helps too |
| Posted 31-Jan-2006 21:51 | |
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| aquapickle27 Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 98 Votes: 55 Registered: 28-Jan-2006 | Oh! I never thought of going into the filter to get the fry, i thought they would get hurt by the fan inside. Thanks for all of the advice, i will have to try the sponge method next time. Thanks guys(and girls)!  †Aquapickle† |
| Posted 01-Feb-2006 02:57 | |
| bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | i was running an ecplice 6, and i thought they would die like that too, but in the filter pad, their were some babies still alive, so i did kinda what fishyhelper288 suggested and placed it into a bowl, and the fry swam off. |
| Posted 01-Feb-2006 03:00 | |
| aquapickle27 Enthusiast Posts: 182 Kudos: 98 Votes: 55 Registered: 28-Jan-2006 | Actually mine are in a five gallon eclipse, but my friend has a six gallon. (what a coincidence) †Aquapickle† |
| Posted 02-Feb-2006 05:22 | |
| ku5626 Hobbyist Posts: 76 Kudos: 61 Votes: 7 Registered: 09-Jan-2006 | I have a six gallon Eclipse tank too!!!   |
| Posted 07-Feb-2006 04:49 | |
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