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need help with hagen elite stingray 15- entrapment

Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by Anonymous, Mar 12, 2009.

  1. Anonymous

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    Problems with Stingray Filter

    All right. When I purchased my tank, I trusted the pet shop to sell me all of the correct goods for the tank I purchased. The filter included with my tank was a Hagen Elite Stingray 15, which I now know was much too small. But that was not the only issue I had. I don't know how, but a good lot of my tetras got stuck behind the filter and died during the struggle to get free. They were by the suckers that hold the filter to the side of the glass.

    Has this ever happened to anyone before? What could be the reasons for the fish getting stuck?

    Fortunately, I did my research and got an appropriately sized fluval filter (which works much better!) and allows much more space between the glass and filter. The fish are currently thriving.
     
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  2. LemonDiscus

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    I never had fish get stuck like that... :confused:
     
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  3. Anthony

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    Me either. I assume that filter is specific to overseas.
     
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    One of my neons got stuck behind it to.. They had to get used to the power of my filter 1 got suck in . The rest is still alive. (over 3 months now)
     
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  5. MOD_Dawn

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    Wow! If ya had to use it I'd say put a lil sponge pre-filter over it to prevent aquatic stickage (death)
     
    MOD_Dawn, Mar 12, 2009
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