water type of filter should i put in a tank with baby guppy fry?

Question

i dont want to get them sucked into the filter, and im told a sponge filter should work fine. is this the only filter that i should use? what filter would you recommend and why. thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Here are a few choices to help you out. You will need one of these (depending on the cost) in order to provide both mechanical and biological filtration fit for your guppy fry until they are big enough to be switched to another tank.

http://www.bigalsonline.com
HYDRO-SPONGE FILTERS - Available for 10, 20, 40, 80, 125 Gallon Tanks

http://www.drsfostersmith.com
OXYGEN PLUS BIO-FILTERS - Available for 15, 25, 30, 50, 65, 75, 110, 130 Gallon Tanks

http://www.thatfishplace.com
FILTER MAX III PRE-FILTER - For Tanks Over 40 Gallons

Answer 2

if its a smaller tank with just guppy fry & nobody else, all you need is a cheap sponge filter ($3-5) hooked up to an air hose. The air goes up a glass tube & creates a suction that pulls water through a sponge. There's 0 risk for the fry to get sucked in since its not pulling, but pushing gently.

Unless you have medicine in the tank that needs removed, or bad smells from overpopulating, you don't need a carbon filter.

If its a mixed tank with adults & babies, get a sponge pre-filter that replaces your power filter's strainer with a big sponge like the HydroSponge series. Its like a diffuser on a hair dryer. Nobody will get sucked in since the pressure is distributed so evenly. They're $7-14 at most stores.

If you have a mixed adult / child tank like that, its easier to just put some coarse needlepoint plastic mesh down on the bottom of the tank than to try and net babies & put them in a seperate container like a breeder cage. It will give them a half inch or so of space to escape to so the mom can't eat them. Its like $1 at a joannes or michaels craft store or wal-mart crafts. That stuff plus a couple bushy plastic plants (anchored and floating) will give good refuge for your babies.

Answer 3

I have convict fry in my tank and i didn't take peoples advice to get a sponge filter.

I have a fluval 2 and got worried when the fry started eating the algae on the filter.

I had it on lowest setting, the fry would swim to the vents on the side and then just swim away, i seen a few poking their heads in and them swim away.

They are now about 2 weeks old and i have since turned the filter up to max, they are still eating of the filter and iv watched them for hours iv seen their little tails getting sucked into vents on filter but then they swim away from it, iv not seen any being sucked in.

As long as the suctions is not to strong they will be able to swim away.

Answer 4

A Sponge filter would work the best, because the fry can't get sucked on to it
something similar to that
http://americanaquariumproducts.com/SpongeFilter.html


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 5

I agree, get yourself an air powered sponge filtered. They are excellent for biological and fine partical filtration, and there is 0 chance of sucking up fry, unlike power filters like aquaclears.

Answer 6

I would %100 reccomend Aqua Clear, I have tested over 21 filters total and AquaClear works the best. You can adjust the "sucking" rate. Plus if they are super tiny you can buy the sponge attachment at your local fish store

Answer 7

I have a filter and the brand is called AquaClear, and you can adjust how strong the filter sucks in water, I would recomend that, or these things i've seen at wal-mart that you put in your tank, kinda like what you see bettas in at pet stores, only its netted, and there is built in plants in it already, its supposed to be used for breeding

Answer 8

you can buy a nursery net tank that sits inside the top of the bigger tank.try your local pet shop or fisheries..just til ther a bit bigger,and it keeps them safe from other fish..goodluck