fish

[wayb]

Does stronger water flow equal healthier fish.
Wayne

 

[jef4y]

Entirely depends on the fish.

Some fish are not designed/evolved for strong currents and others are. If you put a fragile/docile/weak-by-nature fish in a strong current, you will kill it.

Likewise, when you talk about water flow, you have to consider how the flow is disbursed. 1000 GPH from a Vortech MP-40 in a 60 gallon tank is entirely different from 1000 GPH delivered by a concentrated powerhead which would likely blast rocks off of their piles...

 

[smoothie]

It means more oxygen for the fish as well as waste being suspended longer in the water column to be filtered out

 

[wayb]

All of the above makes sense. My thought was if we are more active we tend to be healthier and more flow would make the fish more active.