How to make a divider?

[cichlidcichlid]

How do i make a homemade divider that would allow flow but not fisht to go through.

This is for afican cichlids so i will need it to be sturdy!

They at least a little over 3 inches.

 

[soobie]

Maybe that plastic grid eggcrate stuff?

 

[cichlidcichlid]

dunno!

The fish that will be separated with be small so i don't want them going through it.

 

[dmopar74]

i bought a sheet of 1/4" acrylic from home depot, cut it to fit in my tank, and then drilled a bunch of 1/4" holes in it spaced 2" apart. it works great and extremely strong. plus it looks nice because its clear. i buried the bottom of it in the gravel and then zip-tied it through a couple holes on the top of it to the top cross brace on my tank.

 

[Rbishop]

Embroidery matts.

 

[legendaryfrog]

acrylic dividers work great, but its a lot of effort. You could use some dense nylon netting from the craft store and attach it to the sides with suction cups.

 

[cichlidcichlid]

ty, will see what happens.