You are running two FX6s right? My eventual setup will have a homemade sump. Wondering what kind of flow these guys can handle. I know they are from deep water and don’t like too much current right?
210 gallon Frontosa build
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Yes, I’m running two FX-6 and they seem fine with it. I got my fish at 1.5 inches, and they always seemed okay with the flow.
Flow certainly won’t bother cyphos, it’s just not essential as it is with some species. In a closed environment like an aquarium, there is always gonna be a certain amount of water movement when using power driven filters, but even air driven sponges & matter filters create water movement in their function of moving water thru the media for biological & mechanical filtration.
Even as deep water fish that live in areas of the lake devoid of current, fronts & gibbs do just fine in aquariums that have “current” from returns or wave makers used to move detritus to filter intakes.
Even as deep water fish that live in areas of the lake devoid of current, fronts & gibbs do just fine in aquariums that have “current” from returns or wave makers used to move detritus to filter intakes.
Thank you. I’d like a good amount of movement. I was just wondering what is too much. Sounds like I’ll be fine.
I've only kept wild caught Zaire variants and they didn't like water flow caused by filters at all and actually avoided areas with any current.
