Safety for your aquarium's smallest inhabitants: The SP Filter Guard 16mm is the perfect retrofit solution for all common external filters, hang-on filters, and intake pipes with a 16 mm diameter. Many factory filter slits are a deadly trap for newly hatched shrimp. This filter guard reliably prevents your tiny ones from being sucked in, while also ensuring a long service life for your filter.

Your Advantages at a Glance:

• Extra fine stainless steel mesh: The mesh size is so precisely and finely chosen that even the tiniest baby shrimp and newly hatched snails are absolutely safe from the filter current.
• Minimal suction resistance: Due to the delicate strength of the high-quality stainless steel wire, the guard hardly hinders water flow. Your filter maintains its full performance, while the suction is optimally distributed over the surface.
• Precisely fitting rubber sleeve: The sleeve is made of flexible, soft plastic. It fits snugly and extremely tightly to the intake pipe, making it impossible for curious animals to get past.
• Easy to maintain & durable: The guard is absolutely rust-free, dimensionally stable, and can be easily cleaned of plant debris under running water or with a small brush if necessary.

💡 Important note on condition:

Due to the extremely fine and pliable mesh, the guard may have minimal dents from transportation. This is a purely cosmetic characteristic of the fabric and does not affect the protective function in any way. The dents can easily be pushed out from the inside with your fingers or a soft object if needed.

Product Details:

• Material: High-quality, rust-free stainless steel & flexible plastic
• Suitable for: All common filter brands with 16 mm pipes (e.g., glass lily pipes, stainless steel pipes, or plastic inflow systems)
• Ideal grazing area: Shrimp often use the guard to graze on trapped food particles