My fry are at the wriggler stage and soon will be free swimming.
I have a fluval fitler and im worried that the fry might swim into the filter.(i put filter on lowest setting)
will they be ok or should i put a stocking over the filter
2007-08-03 07:58:07 · 6 answers · asked by Paul 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
ok..dnt worry
2007-08-10 01:41:36 · answer #1 · answered by Question_guru 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can put a stocking over the filter but it is not necessary in my opinion. I have two fluval filters in my tanks (one 105 and the other 205) the fry tend to swim away when they feel the suction and ALL of them survived when they were accidentally sucked in (rare case). You will find them swimming around in the foam compartment when you clean it. Guaranteed!!!!!
2007-08-04 00:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by lemon_starfish 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are really concerned with keeping all of the babies, then you will need to put a prefilter sponge over the intake. You are going to be having more fry than you know what to do with in the next few months, so I would say not to worry about it, since convict fry are virtually worthless, and you will be having spawn after spawn after spawn now that they have started.
2007-08-03 08:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by fivespeed302 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adding the stocking (or a foam sleeve) would be the safest, but in my experience raising convicts, this hasn't been a real problem for me. These will need to be cleaned more frequently, however, since they'll trap more debris.
I've raised black convicts through 5 generations.
2007-08-03 08:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would put a stocking on the filter to be on the safe side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filter_%28aquarium%29#Undergravel_filters
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convict_cichlid
2007-08-03 08:07:42 · answer #5 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you could put a girl's stocking or a piece of gauze.
2007-08-03 08:06:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋