Neons getting stuck to filter inlet

[MoxieIV]

Have young, small neons and every few days I find one sucked up against the inlet. I have saved a couple & for a couple it has been too late. Any way I can prevent this from happening. They're just not strong enough to get away.

 

[gmorton]

You could try putting some kind of mesh over the inlet that will keep out the fish, but will still allow debris to be sucked up.

 

[MoxieIV]

I was thinking that, except that they could still get stuck against the mesh. Maybe they need a pep talk.

 

[gmorton]

Haha, yeah. Whenever I had molly babies, I used an air driven filter that wasn't too powerful with a little bit of mesh over it. The filter wasn't top notch, but it worked well for a small tank with small fish.

 

[MoxieIV]

I think I'm going to dig out my air filter. Good idea, thanks.

 

[gmorton]

Glad I could help!