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Filters for Fry | 6 comments (6 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Fry Friendly Filters (none / 0) (#5)
by allis64 on Mon Jan 03, 2005 at 10:59:16 AM PST

The best way to go for fry is to use a "sponge filter." They only cost a few dollars, and attach to an airpump. Your Aquaclear (which I love and use in all my other tanks) employs a sponge block. This is essentially what a sponge filter is. It is a sponge block with a plastic tube down the center, with an airstone down inside the tube. As the air from the airstone rises, water is carried to the surface, and water from the tank is drawn through the sponge to replace it. You care for it the same way you do the sponge block in The Aquaclear. They sell them in many sizes, and are gentle enough to be used for any size fry. Most breeders rely on them. My fry sometimes pick at the sponge, eating whatever microscopic food they are finding there. Any good aquarium store should sell them, or you can get them online. I'm not sure, but I think petguys.com might sell them. The big chain stores don't carry them.

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