How do u prevent fishes from going into overflow??

[ervine]

Hi guys,

I already have eggcrate glued down on the perimeter of my internal overflow but yet this is the 3rd time I had to bend over to get a fish out of there... don't know how they got in also... either they slipped thru the eggcrate or they jumped over it...

Any ideas?

Ervine

[Achilles Tang]

Eggcrate holes may be too large to block slim fishes.

Use slit-type overflow teeth.

[ervine]

Hmmmm... anyway I can buy something off the shelf?

Was thinking those plastic meshes but I used to have it in my FW tank and it disintegrated after a while...

[shoelevy]

buy those nylon nets ones lor

they r meant for sea water usage

[ervine]

eh.. fishing nets?

[huanjie]

Go buy some fruits from NTUC that is pack with the nylon nets,

tested running for a year, no problem...

[diabolus]

bro...

i'm using a piece of plastic meant for dividing drawers.

easier to apply, just use silicon to glue to the side of the overflow...working well so far.

slits might be a bit narrow but can be trim.

have a lot of spare, if u r interested can collect FOC from me at jurong.

[ervine]

Okie I try to go get something to cable tie to the existing egg crate... maybe the nylon nets... bro diablous thanks for the offer but jurong too far for me who have only a pair of kars but no car...

[Clownfish]

i cut mine from those undergavel boards...

[ervine]

i cut mine from those undergavel boards...

Ahhh.. good idea.. will go hunt for some later...

[ervine]

Problem solved.. undergravel filters were too expensive, so I went to those neighbourhood stores and bought a black plastic basket with holes at the sides... sawed and cut it to size then zip tied it to the existing eggcrate... don think any fishes can get in anymore, unless the are high jump specialists!.. hehe

thanks guys!

[ervine]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One firefish still managed to make it past my new defences!??!?!? WT*!!

[pegasus1010]

can u post a pic of your defence system?

[diabolus]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One firefish still managed to make it past my new defences!??!?!? WT*!!

bro...

ever wonder why your firefish keeps jumping?

stressed by aggressive fish in ur tank?

[ervine]

eh.. tank so big why so zhun jump into overflow box?... never seen any of them jump before leh, usually just swimming around.. at most bi-colour pseduochromis come look at them for a while...

Paiseh don have digicam on me can't get a pic...

[diabolus]

hehe...

if u were the firefish, and kena bully all the time...

want to jump also aim for the overflow, who so stupid aim for the floor?

just joking!

[ervine]

hehe...

if u were the firefish, and kena bully all the time...

want to jump also aim for the overflow, who so stupid aim for the floor?

just joking!

hehe... go into overflow still not that bad, I scared they kenna sucked down the overflow pipe!...

got a snail kena before, nearly caused my tank to flood... hand a horrible time getting it out...

[diabolus]

fwaahh...

dats jialat leh.

but seriously, unless no boisterous tank mates...best to cover the tank when you got gobies and firefishes.

my firefish never jump out, but 2 of my gobies took the jump to fish heaven liaoz.