How do I keep my Oscar from undoing my air hose?

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I'm getting more and more frustrated with my Oscar everyday! He keeps ramming into my air hose that's connected to the air bubbler, until it comes unhooked. If I don't fix it, then the bubbles are so noisy, it drives me crazy! What can I do?:confused: Please help!
 
The only suggestion I have would be to either partition the tank or to put something akin to a heater guard around the air hose.

If you have good, strong filtration in the form of a canister filter or an HOB, you don't need to have an airstone or something of that nature.
 
Actually, I think I'm going to try a 36-inch air curtain. Does anyone use them? Do you think they would stay attached any better? What I use now uses mini-tubing. I hate it! You can barely connect it. It says the air curtain uses standard tubing (3/16). I'm hoping that will stay connected better.

Thanks for your help!:)
 
I have an air curtain a little alrger than 36 inches, and my oscar used to tear it off all the time. Do you bury your airstone? Do you use suction cups to suction the hose to the back of the tank?
Just curious :D
But even if this doesnt work, siliconing or gluing ( make sure its safe ) is probably the best way to go with your little trouble maker.
 
My air bubblers are not covered up by rock. They are just suction cupped to the back of the tank. I have green mini-tubing with plants on each end. My oscar kept pushing the plants all the way up to the top, so I took the plants off. He still messes with it. Can you cover up the air curtain? If you can, I think I'll take your advice and hide it in the rocks, as well as silicone the air hoses to it before I put it in the tank.

Thanks for the info! I appreciate it!

:)
 
Yea! Burying air curtains, I think, makes the air bubbles floating up look great. I love the view of the air curtain in the background of my tank. My oscar tore my tank apart when I was gone for 2 weeks, but the air curtain remained intact...I bury mine completely to the bottom of all the gravel
 
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