Re: borelli behavior (sponge filter)

["Helen Burns" <helen.burns@bigwig.net>]

Daniel,
I cannot see any reason for you to turn off the filtration.  Apart from
loosing the bacteria the flow from the filter circulates the heat in your
tank.  Can you perhaps obtain some plants for the fry tank, Java Moss or
Fern this will make the fry feel more secure.  Remember that these fry have
not experienced water flow or the noise this makes.  Also you have placed
them in a bare bottom tank which in my opinion scares fish.
Helen

-----Original Message-----
From: dharnden@mindspring.com

>My borelli fry are about 10 days free swimming. I siphoned them out and
>placed them in a ten gallon tank. I put a sponge filter in with the fry
(the
>adult tank still has leaves in it and no filter but all appears well). The
>fry will swim around if the filter is turned off and there is no current.
>But if the filter is turned on they stay at the bottom (the tank is bare
>except for the filter and heater).
>
>My question is : How long can sponge filter stay turned off without hurting
>the bacterial colony that lives in it?
>Is three hours too long?
>Daniel Hamden




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