novafishy Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I've got a malawi tank and they keep nibbling on the styrofoam attached to the fry saver, until all these small bits of styrofoam are floating everywhere on the sides on the tank. How do I prevent this from happening? As it is a nuisance to remove. I think I can silicone the base of the stryofoam pieces. any other solutions? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Silicone the foam inside the fry saver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 was that a suggestion on a question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Suggestion - I assume it's the larger fish outside the fry saver nibbling? Fry would be less capable of tearing up the foam, yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 yup! good thinking. thanks ash! any other solutions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 There are other types of foam you can use instead of polystyrene. Go and check out clark rubber. A good alternative would be the pool "noodles" material that kids like to play with in the pool. I doubt a fish will chew bits of that off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 thanks for the hint andy. will check out clark rubbber tomrw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Big W will probably sell the noodles nice and cheap as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 they are those long and colour flexible sticks that kids use in the pool huh they are pretty cheap too. cheers thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 hey novafishy,,,what you might want to do is take out the styrofoam that way the fish dont nibble on it!,,isnt that a marvelous idea??? go buy a breeding tank,,its starts from $4 at www.aquariumproducts.com.au or $ 6 at any of those asian fish shops! abit of money under $10 wont hurt!,,just miss one lunch meal!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannat Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 floating ice cream containers are much better.can come in larger sizes too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Morelia Posted April 28, 2005 Share Posted April 28, 2005 You could try putting fly screen over the polystyrene, that should stop them. You'd probably have to take it off, wrap it and silicone it back on though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lt2004 Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Silicon wine bottle corks instead of polystyrene foam. As long as you 'rough up' the icecream container or whatever they will adhere fine. I put 2 corks along each side and on at each end, never had any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teflon Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 hey novafishy,,,what you might want to do is take out the styrofoam that way the fish dont nibble on it!,,isnt that a marvelous idea??? go buy a breeding tank,,its starts from $4 at www.aquariumproducts.com.au or $ 6 at any of those asian fish shops! abit of money under $10 wont hurt!,,just miss one lunch meal!! ← Some fish stress when taken out of their original water and transfered to another, so hench the fry saver. Silicon wine bottle corks instead of polystyrene foam. As long as you 'rough up' the icecream container or whatever they will adhere fine. I put 2 corks along each side and on at each end, never had any problems. ← It also happens with cork Novefishy the best thing i can tell you is cover the fry saver(not the top opening) with pantyhose all you need to do is cut it so its like a sock then fit over the ice cream container HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfish Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 teflon Posted Today, 11:53 AM QUOTE(goldfish @ Apr 28th 2005 @ 00:25 ) hey novafishy,,,what you might want to do is take out the styrofoam that way the fish dont nibble on it!,,isnt that a marvelous idea??? go buy a breeding tank,,its starts from $4 at www.aquariumproducts.com.au or $ 6 at any of those asian fish shops! abit of money under $10 wont hurt!,,just miss one lunch meal!! Some fish stress when taken out of their original water and transfered to another, so hench the fry saver DOES this mean we shouldnt remove the fry from the tank it was born in?..How are we suppose to sell it then when we dont want it? ,What if the glass cracks,we should let it rest on the remaining of water in the tank? How about if we do some water change?,fish will die?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeW Posted April 29, 2005 Share Posted April 29, 2005 Teflon - Don't get narky Nova - There are different densities of PS available... I think you need some think harder PS with a smaller "grain" HTH - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 30, 2005 Author Share Posted April 30, 2005 yup! thanks dave, and the rest of you guys! i think the kid's swimming pool foam sticks seem to be the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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