ah I was poken around the forum and I see people mentioning putting an airstone under the filter in a hollow ornament? what kind of ornament... or putting plants underneath it?my lil guys are less than 2inches and gotta wiggle really hard to get to where they are going.

i have my filter sorta off to the right in a 29gal tank with a penguin 350
any suggestions?

I think bubbles would just make it harder. As long as they're not afraid of it, I think it's fine. Although, how many inches from the top is the water level? The water should be high enough that the plastic from each biowheel dips under the water, that way the water flow is directed across the top of the aquarium. I have mine about 1 inch from the total rim of the tank, not the end of the glass.....

I have occasionally used a piece of overhead projector plastic to help dissapate excess current in a Penguin 350 (and the like). SInce then I have discovered the the plastic covers that they sell for report covers at the office supply work even better, for they are a little thicker and have rounded corners already, so I do not have to trim them.

I take the piece of plastic and lay it over the side of the tank, so a portion is extending out across the surface of the water. The filter is placed on top of the plastic, over the side of the tank. The filter will hold the plastic in place by sitting on it.

The water is discharged from the filter, but, instead of falling straight down into the tank, it runs across the surface of the plastic and spreads out, losing momentum before it goes into the tank. YOu may have to diddle with it a bit to get the right amount of plastic on the surface to balance the flow of the filter, but once set up, it can remain for as long as needed. This will help a lot with excess currents. Your little guys will grow quickly and soon not need any help, though.

I also think that if you place a set of plants (plastic or real), and/or stones in a concentrated area of the tank, they will break up the current sufficiantly that the fish will have a place of little current where they can comfortably sleep. As long as you have provided this "sweet spot" for them, they may enjoy riding the currents and bouncing around. When they are tired, they can seek the quiet area.

Your little guys sound so cute. I love little fishies - the babies grow so quickly, do they not?

hm my lil guys arnt afraid of anything... i gotta fiddle with something and i stick my hand in... food!food! i get eatled

my tank is pretty bare cept for a few plants i guess i need to fill it in more x.x
hm need to make the journey back to the pet store woot