da_angel_of_war@hotmail.co Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 (edited) Ok so I was moving my Gym set today to sell it and I bumped my Eheim 2226pro canister and it sent the water black, this gave me a near heart attack and I rushed 70% of the water out and took my 2226 apart to clean. So I was pouring the water from the 2226 into my wash sink and a few algae pieces clogged up the drain, I was annoyed by this stage that I had to dig around in that stinky hole to unclog it. So as I was putting the filter onto the washing machine lid I noticed a shadow racing around the sink. So I watched it for a few seconds and it dawned on me what it was, Baby Similis! So I quickly caught it and raced it back into my 3ft then went back to cleaning my filter carefully watching what I was doing in case not to squish any more if there was any. So I got to the bottom and saw the muck and started to pour it through a net as to catch any fish that may fall out, almost empty and nothing caught in the net. I put the canister back on the washing machine lid and peered into the bottom to spot not 1 but 2 more babies, so I raced them back into the 3ft, and went back to the sink, upon arrival I put some water in there and stirred it a little and there was another 3 still in the muck. So now after watching my 4 little corys grow up along side a few b-nose and 2 plecs I can admire 11 baby Similis!Oh my, Sorry I just realised I posted this in the wrong section Can I get it moved please. Edited June 19, 2011 by 175Myles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanagi Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Congrats! lol Happens pretty often. Every time my dad cleans his canister he has me hold a net to drain the water through. It's usually just guppy fry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_angel_of_war@hotmail.co Posted June 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Guppy fry are common in canisters but I never thought I would see a catfish in my filter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 What a cute surprise and just cause im a geek i have to gush about the fact that moving this topic was my fist use of admin power ehehehe XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_angel_of_war@hotmail.co Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Haha thanks Neffy, I'm not sure whether that is a good or a bad thing! :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 I've had a few pseudotropheus acei fry in a canister filter on a couple of occasions.... pretty stunted in growth but they fed well enough and grew after I rescued them.... got no idea how long they were in there for though as I don't clean the canister out every week.... or month..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_angel_of_war@hotmail.co Posted June 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 About every 4 months for me lol, only got 1 big fish in the tank and he is a 22cm pleco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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