Fish getting sucked in filter.

[CallMeIshmael95]

Hello there. I currently have a 56 gal community tank running on a fluval filter. I love it because It keeps my tank very clean and is very quiet.

However, I have guppies and They always seem to get sucked to the bars of the filter. Usually I catch them and turn the filter off fast enough to swim away, but today and a few times before I've come home from class to find a dead guppy stuck to the filter. Is there anything I can do to prevent this?

 

[Mebbid]

A sponge over the intake will work quite well. It'll disperse the suction so that fish won't get stuck to it.

 

[Cactuspixie]

How powerful is the filter? Normally only fry and sick fish get sucked into the strainer. The only fish I have had sucked into the strainer of my 2600l/h canister were tiny bristlenose fry. As Mebbid has already said, a piece of sponge solves that problem.

 

[dwayne.aycock]

A piece of vinyl outdoor door screening is beneficial and cheap. put it over the intake and hold in place with a rubber band. If it gets clogged or dirty, just throw it away and cut another piece. A common sponge filter is also a great idea.

 

[Mebbid]

Or you could go crazy with it and try one of these. I am planning on buying a few before too long.

http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/prefilter.html

 

[Fishlover3578]

I'm using panty hose ends on mine til I can get a sponge it's working by I have to clean it every few days by rinsing it

 

[Cactuspixie]

I'm using panty hose ends on mine til I can get a sponge it's working by I have to clean it every few days by rinsing it

Yeah, the panty hose/mesh trick doesn't even work a day when you are feeding plecos vegetables.

 

[Fishlover3578]

I just have guppies and one cory in 29 gal and judt guppys in 2.5

 

[Fishlover3578]

Now I see them pick at leftover food that gets stuck to it