PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suspended matter remover that enables removing suspended matters such as oil slicks and refuses floating on the water surface of an aquarium with ease and manageability.SOLUTION: The suspended matter remover for removing the suspended matters 3 floating on a surface layer 2 of water 4 in the aquarium 1 includes: a water taking portion 5 for taking the water 4 of the surface layer 2 a filtering portion 7 for filtering the water 4 taken by the water taking portion 5 and a pump unit 8 for discharging the water 4 filtered at the filtering portion 7 into the aquarium 1, wherein a water intake position of the water taking portion 5 is configured variably depending on a position of an upper surface of the water 4 in the aquarium 1.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】水槽の水面に浮遊する油膜やごみなどの浮遊物を簡単に除去できて扱い易い浮遊物除去具を提供する。【解決手段】水槽1内の水4の表層2に浮遊する浮遊物3を除去する浮遊物除去具であって、前記表層2の水4を取水する取水部5と、この取水部5で取水した水4を濾過する濾過部7と、この濾過部7で濾過された水4を前記水槽1内へ排水するポンプ部8とを備え、前記取水部5の取水位置は前記水槽1の水4の上面の位置に応じて可変可能に構成される。【選択図】図1