InvertGang
Community Member
Yesterday I got this little guy.
I already had something covering the feeding port from when I got my hi-fin banded goby, but it didn't look very nice.
I had more magnets holding it down before, but I had to borrow some to do my 3D print. I designed a new port cover using 3D modelling software, it took a few tries to get it to fit properly.
When I printed it, I took some of that mesh from before and embedded it in the print (this is also where the magnets went).
I trimmed away the extra mesh, and fit it into the feeding port. The port has a slope and the print is slightly flexible. This gives the port a tight fit in the port, but it can still be easily removed by grabbing the bars at the top and pulling it out.
I used mesh instead of designing a pattern into the print for two reasons. The first reason is that there's also a pretty skinny fish in this tank I'm also trying to stop from jumping. I wanted to be sure that fish couldn't wriggle out through something I designed.
The second reason is I was worried an integrated pattern could be too hard or sharp if a fish were to hit it. The mesh is soft, springy, and bouncy so if a fish hits it, it won't get hurt.
I already had something covering the feeding port from when I got my hi-fin banded goby, but it didn't look very nice.
I had more magnets holding it down before, but I had to borrow some to do my 3D print. I designed a new port cover using 3D modelling software, it took a few tries to get it to fit properly.
When I printed it, I took some of that mesh from before and embedded it in the print (this is also where the magnets went).
I trimmed away the extra mesh, and fit it into the feeding port. The port has a slope and the print is slightly flexible. This gives the port a tight fit in the port, but it can still be easily removed by grabbing the bars at the top and pulling it out.
I used mesh instead of designing a pattern into the print for two reasons. The first reason is that there's also a pretty skinny fish in this tank I'm also trying to stop from jumping. I wanted to be sure that fish couldn't wriggle out through something I designed.
The second reason is I was worried an integrated pattern could be too hard or sharp if a fish were to hit it. The mesh is soft, springy, and bouncy so if a fish hits it, it won't get hurt.
