here's a tip (?)

[rpick]

i've read some threads about some fish being killed by getting sucked into the power head.
when i kept african cichlids they mated adn had a bunch of little frye swimming around. unfortunately she mad her nest near my filter intake. i was concerned that they would be sucked in so here's what i did.
i went out and bought a sponge for a small filter and put the sponge on the intake. didn't lose any fish and also it became another part of the filter.

make fish food out of me if this was already posted.

 

[bigarn]

This is a pretty common practice ..... but still very good advice for the new hobbyist.

Make fishfood out of you? .... Naaa, it's always good to share good advice!

 

[jdragunas]

I dunno if fish would enjoy eating people... except Jaws!!! lol
jenn

 

[carshark]

Originally Posted by jdragunas
I dunno if fish would enjoy eating people... except Jaws!!! lol
jenn

I bet they would!!!! excellent revenge, after all we remember the shark eating octopus!!!! he got his sweet revenge....4 times!!!!!!!!!

 

[rpick]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, soft and chewy on the outside, hard and crunchy on the inside

 

[wieselspor]

How ironic these posts are just this morning I noticed a decrease in flow on my newly installed powerhead. So i start fiddling with and in there is my damsel. I'll have to try that is there other ways?

 

[rpick]

you could put a filter media bag on it but the sponge doesn't restrict the water flow as much.

 

[rpick]

wieselspor,
was just in seattle visiting my brother there. 2nd time in seattle. great city. first time did all the regular tourit stuff, mount ranier, 2nd time around went to mt. st helen. unbelievable country out there.