Hi all,
I have a 48 gallon bowfront aquarium, bought it used with a fluval 303 that has missing parts, so I had to buy a new filter, went to the petstore and was talked into buying a aquaclear 110...
Well I introduced my guppies(4) who previously lived in a small tank, which my boyfriend called sea monkeys in the ocean as they look so tiny, as the week went on I bought 5 more larger guppies, beautiful beautiful guppies..so as the scenario goes...lights out the next morning 4 of the 5 new guppies are dead and stuck to the filter:shock: I call the petstore and tell them this filter is TOO STRONG for my tank, only to be told no it isn't, if the fish are getting sucked up it is because they are sick and weak. Sigh..ok so days go by and now 2 of my original guppies are dead and stuck!!...now fast forward a week goes by and last night lights out...wake up this morning and two of my tetras are dead and stuck!!
Is it my filter??? or an agressive fish? If it is my filter is there anything I can do to make it more little fish safe? I really can't afford to spend another $100 on a new filter...
Thanks!
I have a 48 gallon bowfront aquarium, bought it used with a fluval 303 that has missing parts, so I had to buy a new filter, went to the petstore and was talked into buying a aquaclear 110...
Well I introduced my guppies(4) who previously lived in a small tank, which my boyfriend called sea monkeys in the ocean as they look so tiny, as the week went on I bought 5 more larger guppies, beautiful beautiful guppies..so as the scenario goes...lights out the next morning 4 of the 5 new guppies are dead and stuck to the filter:shock: I call the petstore and tell them this filter is TOO STRONG for my tank, only to be told no it isn't, if the fish are getting sucked up it is because they are sick and weak. Sigh..ok so days go by and now 2 of my original guppies are dead and stuck!!...now fast forward a week goes by and last night lights out...wake up this morning and two of my tetras are dead and stuck!!
Is it my filter??? or an agressive fish? If it is my filter is there anything I can do to make it more little fish safe? I really can't afford to spend another $100 on a new filter...
Thanks!