New Fluval View+Fish Sucked Into The Intake=Sad 10 Year Old

[NickAu]

Thank you for your reply. No matter what I did the current was to strong for my betta and he hid behind stuff I had no choice but to restrict the flow. I do have other questions regarding filtration Eg moving bed filters however I will start a new post so as not to hijack this thread.
 
And mine would look better.
http/youtu.be/DbGWp37djZQ

 

[the_lock_man]

 

Is this a very new tank, OP?
 
new tank
 
It is actually very, very unusual for healthy fish to get sucked into a normal fish tank filter. It's more likely that the fish are already sick or dying, and the filter is just doing its job.
 
The fish in question appeared to be very healthy and vibrant, the current in this particular tank seem's quite strong. Reading a few reviews on AMAZON and the fast current seems to be talked about. The inlet runs across the whole bottom of the tank. Maybe the shape of the tank encourages the swift action....
 
How long has the tank been running, and how long have you had fish in there? Have you had the water tested or done a water change?
 
3 weeks, cycled before introducing fish, tested regular before putting in fish.

 

 
With all due respect to Amazon, the people who post reviews on there aren't necessarily experienced fishkeepers.
 
When you say "cycled", how did you do this? Did you use bottled ammonia, or a bacteria-in-a-bottle product, or did you just run the tank "empty" for 3 weeks? If the last of those, than that isn't cycling as we know it, and the problem is almost certainly that you have little or no bacteria in your filter, so your fish are suffering from ammonia poisoning. If you used the middle option, then this may not have worked as promised, and my previous comments would still stand.
 
It would be very interesting to know current ammonia and nitrite levels in the tank. Testing tank water before adding fish is pointless - the main source of water problems is the fish themselves.
 
As Fluttermoth says, it is very rare for a healthy fish to be sucked into a filter, even one operating at 20x turnover.

 

[RobRocksFishTank]

Wow.
 
Is it just me or is this thread is hard to follow with people asking new questions and getting answers?

 

[the_lock_man]

No, just you.