Re: Crazy fish sucking at the filter

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tell us more about the filter,.
do you have a big air stone in the tank?
Ingrid


wrote:

>Hi there.
>
>My GF have suddenly started exhibiting strange behavour. As well as
>grazing from the gravel on the bottom of the tank, they have started to
>suck at the filter. It seemed harmless enough at first, but I've
>recently noticed that my comet's lips seem quite badly distended now,
>presumably as a result of his aberrant eating behaviour.
>
>Are they simply not getting enough food? And what can I do to stop them
>injuring themselves for the sake of a bit of leftovers?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Keith.



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No big air stone. There is a pumice stone in there that used to have
java moss all over it until the fish removed it all.

I've recently moved house and took most of the paraphenalia out of the
tank. Apart from the pumice, there's a couple of plants and that's
about it.

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Oh. The filter: it's a Juwel 70.