Filter Stream?

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Bilo18
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Filter Stream?

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My figure Eight puffer swims into the filter stream often...is this normal behavior or does this mean hes sick or stressed? Also he mostly swims at the top of the tank or on the side along the glass. He never explores the tank as my GSP does often. I set up rock caves and an airstone but nothing seems to interest him besdies the current from the filter stream and the glass. Any ideas? Thanks
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Re: Filter Stream?

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One of my GSPs loves swimming against the current - the other, not so much. He will swim swim swim really hard, then stop & go with the current, then swim really hard again! Think its just normal behaviour/exercise for some of them.
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I think it's common for river-dwelling fish. F8s live in/near estuaries, so I guess there's strong currents in those river parts.

My otos used to hitch a ride in the flow from a bubble wand, in circles around the tank. :lol:
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Thank you for all your responses guess he is just building stamina for the new bigger tank hes going to
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I was having a similar problem. I tried to "over filter my tank" and had 2x 40 gal filters on a 30 gal tank and my poor little GSPs were getting caught in the filter intakes. They weren't strong enough to swim away.. :cry:
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Re: Filter Stream?

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Well I got filter for 50gal on my 29gal tank and I have no problem.
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