jim r Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I just cleaned out 1 of my cf 1200's and found 61 fry alive and well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Dunno about cleanest but they will certainly be well filtered :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamefreek101 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 sorry for being blonde but is a cf 1200 a ex filter if so it shows fry can survive being suked up i was doing some reading up and the book i was reading was telling me to be careful of where i put inlet for filter because of this and for me to well plant opersite side of tank to give fry good place to hide away from inlet . thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 sorry for being blonde but is a cf 1200 a ex filter if so it shows fry can survive being suked up i was doing some reading up and the book i was reading was telling me to be careful of where i put inlet for filter because of this and for me to well plant opersite side of tank to give fry good place to hide away from inlet . thanks They can survive being sucked up, but they are often uncolored and stunted because they can't grow very big. They don't seem to have too many problems being sucked up actually. To prevent it, you can put filter wool over the intake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamefreek101 Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 thanks for that good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 There's nothing particularly harmful between the intake of the filter and the media that would stop them. It's getting pumped back out through the impeller that might hurt them. But they shouldn't get that far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 To prevent it, you can put filter wool over the intake. i find net curtains work a treat, they dont block up as quick as filter wool an looks tidyish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 seems the best thing to catch livebearer fry is a canister filter, whenever my mother cleans out her filter theres allways baby platties in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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