tukituki Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 We breed GBA's and normal bristlenose too and have never had any problems with fry in unusual places until yesterday. I was giving them a feed and was looking through the glass of the tank when I saw quite a few of the newly hatched fry on the inside of our eheim cannister filter. I couldn't quite believe my eyes, i think they must have gone in there and would find it hard to get back out. There was quite a few in there, nearly all still alive but 2 didn't make it. I've no idea how long they've been in there - hours or days. Has any one ever experienced this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 i've found 1cm baby gbas in my filter. its an internal filter with slits that they got in when they were young, and just stayed there for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 I once took 80+ guppies out of a cf1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxxnz Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 I once took 80+ guppies out of a cf1200 sound like u hit the jackpot.. :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver21 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 probally better than a guppy trap. ive found 5month old fighters in my canister filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukituki Posted July 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 good to know it happens to others too. i'll have to keep an eye out for others in there! thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 found plenty of guppy fry in my trickle filter , sometimes still alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukituki Posted July 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 a few of my gba's have gone back in the filter, should I get them out or assume they can get out themselves? i look forward to them getting bigger and not going in the filter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 You could try putting wrapping some sponge over the intake, might stop them getting in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Any fish small enough will go up a filter. I need to double check mine for BN fry :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukituki Posted July 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 do you think the filter is sucking them up rather than them climbing inside themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trace&steve Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 we cleaned our big filter out the other week to find 2 electric yellows and a afra in there all about 2-3cm all healthy as... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 In the case of guppies and the like they get sucked up but the plec-like fish will happily climb up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 i used to get african fry regularly in the canisters, some would have been in there for as long as 4 weeks i suspect as they were discovered at a muuch larger size than could fit through the "strainer" on teh end of the inlet pipe. as long as the filter is sucking enough food in to feed them they will be fine & there is no chance of the adults eating them. so it's not a bad "grow out tank" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Seems like a common theme with BN fry lol. Pleased I am not the only one, I used to find heaps of them every time I cleaned the filter out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Seems like a common theme with BN fry lol. Pleased I am not the only one, I used to find heaps of them every time I cleaned the filter out. i've never found any and i am not intending to have any poor fishies in my filter.Clean it out every week then PRESTO! no fish in the filter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 i've never found any and i am not intending to have any poor fishies in my filter.Clean it out every week then PRESTO! no fish in the filter! it's not an issue, with the CF canisters anyway as they just swim around in the "tank" in the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Cleaning your filter once a week will not stop fry getting into it. It just means you will get them out again faster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Cleaning your filter once a week will not stop fry getting into it. It just means you will get them out again faster And probably wasting your time Unless you have a really really messy tank there is no need to clean out filters once a week, if anything it might even be harmful to your good bacteria to disturb them all the time.. I have found all sorts of fry alive in my filters guppies, jullies, bristle noses, platties etc. It is not good when the strainer end falls off and they ingest a fish that is just big enough to block off the pipes where they go into the filter it is quite hard to get out again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxim_nz Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Yip, baby BN's in filter (Ehiem canister) all the time. Now use a small block of foam over the intake (easy to swap for new block of foam, and keeps canister going longer) BTW: Baby BN's are some of the toughest critters around. I also have a home made (glass) internal filter that is totally open at the top so all the fish can climb in a pick away at the foam. Very simple idea, and can post a pic if anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuglyDragon Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Baby BN will naturally look for a dark 'cave' to hide in and a nice dark filter is just perfect for them. My tanks run through a sump system with 6-8 tanks all plumbed together and i regularly find baby BN and baby cory's that have gone thru their tank overflow, down the plumbing into the sump through the filter boxes been sucked into the sump pump and then up the plumbing into one of the other tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip™ Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 I'm surprised this seems to happened often. Maybe I should start checking my external more carefully. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Yip, baby BN's in filter (Ehiem canister) all the time. Now use a small block of foam over the intake (easy to swap for new block of foam, and keeps canister going longer) BTW: Baby BN's are some of the toughest critters around. I also have a home made (glass) internal filter that is totally open at the top so all the fish can climb in a pick away at the foam. Very simple idea, and can post a pic if anyone is interested. I'm interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 14, 2010 Report Share Posted July 14, 2010 I find my siamese fighters grow pretty well in the bottom of my cannister filters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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