Hi all,
Hope you're well! I have a 100l tank with a matten filter set up behind an egg crate moss wall. It's not siliconed to the tank, so that I can access for easy maintenance/easily rescape at a later date.
I noticed this morning that at least 1 chili rasbora and 1 pygmy corydoras had made their way behind the matten filter! There are tiny gaps on the sides that they must have slipped through. I'm totally ok with them hiding in there if they choose too, but I want to make sure they can get back into the main tank / are getting enough food. For now I've used some airline tubing wedged between the side of the tank and the egg crate/sponge to widen the gap a little bit.
Whilst I was doing this the chili slipped out, but the Cory is still chilling behind the filter. It doesn't seem stressed, but is swimming up against the glass occasionally as though looking for a way out. I do think it would be happier with the rest of the shoal.
Any ideas for better solutions than my very janky tube wedges? Id like the least intrusive options possible as I don't want to fiddle with the tank too much and stress the fish.
Hope you're well! I have a 100l tank with a matten filter set up behind an egg crate moss wall. It's not siliconed to the tank, so that I can access for easy maintenance/easily rescape at a later date.
I noticed this morning that at least 1 chili rasbora and 1 pygmy corydoras had made their way behind the matten filter! There are tiny gaps on the sides that they must have slipped through. I'm totally ok with them hiding in there if they choose too, but I want to make sure they can get back into the main tank / are getting enough food. For now I've used some airline tubing wedged between the side of the tank and the egg crate/sponge to widen the gap a little bit.
Whilst I was doing this the chili slipped out, but the Cory is still chilling behind the filter. It doesn't seem stressed, but is swimming up against the glass occasionally as though looking for a way out. I do think it would be happier with the rest of the shoal.
Any ideas for better solutions than my very janky tube wedges? Id like the least intrusive options possible as I don't want to fiddle with the tank too much and stress the fish.