Longhorn cowfish pinballing between powerheads

[Merdfrog]

I just picked up a baby longhorn cowfish from lfs. It is having a hard time swimming against the flow. Every few minutes it gets blasted to the other side of the tank by one of the powerheads. I would consider returning it so as not to kill the poor guy but my lfs is already closed. Should I be worried and what can I do to help it.

 

[Shibaken3]

can u make the flow easier for the fish?

 

[Merdfrog]

My powerheads aren't adjustable unfortunately (despite being advertised as adjustable)

 

[Shibaken3]

maybe turn off all the power heads for now and have only one on.

 

[Merdfrog]

I can try that

 

[ManWithAClam]

do you have any spare filter media sponges? to decrease the flow you can wrap them around the powerheads and rubberband them, it worked great when mine was just an inch long, i still have him and he no longer needs the guards.

 

[Merdfrog]

do you have any spare filter media sponges? to decrease the flow you can wrap them around the powerheads and rubberband them, it worked great when mine was just an inch long, i still have him and he no longer needs the guards.
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I do. I'll try that. Also your puffer is really cute

 

[wjm6449]

Bro. This thread just convinced me I NEED a long horned cow fish.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Do you have a sump?

 

[ManWithAClam]

I do. I'll try that. Also your puffer is really cute

haha thanks, its a cubicus boxfish btw, an extremely close relative to the longhorn cow.