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bio orb fish tanks

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Question
Hi, I have a new Bio Orb fish tank, and my one of my Platy's had babies in the night.  I think the filter is too strong becuase I found some of the babies stuck in the filter.  What should I do?   I bought the Bio Orb because I now have too many fish in the other tank due to over breeding. Is the Bio Orb know for it's filter being too strong for small fish?  Is there a way to reduce the suction and the bubble action, which seems to be a bit too much for these small Platy's anyway?
Thank you.

Answer
I haven't really had much to do with Bio Orb tanks however I've looked them over and I don't see how they could be to powerful for the average tropical fish, keep in mind that most tropical fish fry are very small and even the weakest filtration flow can cause them issues, if you plan on breeding its best to setup the fish in an aquarium that is only equipped with a sponge filter, fry wont get sucked up in these and they tend to do a decent job at keeping the water clean.