How much current or splash from the filter is to much? My filter causes a nice splash and some bubbles on the top not a ton but there is defiantly a splash. Was wondering if the fish like these bubbles or the current? Or if I should figure out a way to calm that down and add an air stone or bubble wand. Thank you.
Filtration and current in tanks
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Andrew McFadden
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As long as your not plastering the fish up against the glass then your good. Some fish play in current and bubbles
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Each fish is different. Just research the fish and see what kind of current is in their natural habitat; that information is usually in any profile page about the fish.
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When I was running my air stones my platy fry would swim Halfway through the bubbles and stop and let themselves be carried up by the bubbles. I also have a Raphael catfish who would swim against the current of the filter for a minute, stop and let himself be pushed down by the current and he did that over and over for hours. It was hilarious! When I had fish 4 years ago I had a cherry barb that literally swam in a circle (like how a ferris wheel runs) in a bubbles. It was very entertaining!
