Lids on a FOWLR?

[bluebarry]

needed or naw? any cases that fish slash or jump out or something?

most reef tanks out there are rimless

[Animal-Chin]

Ya I've had jumpers for sure so I put a mesh top on mine. Wrasses will jump, almost guaranteed. I've had clowns jump and my blue tang hits the mesh all the time.

Some fish swim down naturally when threatened, some swim up. The ones that swim up will be found on your floor at some point...

[bluebarry]

Originally Posted by Animal-Chin

Ya I've had jumpers for sure so I put a mesh top on mine. Wrasses will jump, almost guaranteed. I've had clowns jump and my blue tang hits the mesh all the time.

Some fish swim down naturally when threatened, some swim up. The ones that swim up will be found on your floor at some point...

ahh I see , cause you see most reef tanks and it's always open top haha. but I guess with fowlr, the chances will be bigger.

[Animal-Chin]

a lot of people do it cause it looks cool. I had a rimless tank that looked just awesome open but I'd get calls at work "DAD your fish is flopping on the floor what do I do" or I'd wake up and a clownfish would be crusty on the living room table.

Its just a risk. Some people never have issues, I guess it would depend on your stock. If you have a couple of peaceful fish, you may never have a jumper, I happen to keep a super aggressing sailfin tang and have some really expensive wrasses, it would kill me to loose them due to jumping so this tank I have now has a full mesh lid.

They sell some pretty cook kits now that make it so you can add corners and cut outs, that sort of thing. Worth a look.

[bluebarry]

i guess i just dont like the feeling of a lid because it gets away from the clean look. but yeah i see what you mean. better safe than sorry when your fish is worth hundreads of dollars.

[Cujo#31]

I'm sure I'm echoing evryone else's sentiments, but no top=carpet surfing sardines

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by bluebarry

needed or naw? any cases that fish slash or jump out or something?

most reef tanks out there are rimless

Pretty much any fish will jump when spooked.
Your own experience will be based on what fish you keep.
I haven't had any jumpers for years now, yet I keep flasher and fairy wrasses.
The reason mine don't jump is they don't have any aggressive tank mates.
Yet, if I open my tank canopy doors without tapping on them first to tell them I'm there, they will spook and jump, spashing me during feeding.

So in your case, I'd approach your tank slowly to not spook them, and go from there. But, any fish will eventually jump if spooked or picked on.

[LifeIsGreat]

I like solid glass or plexi: keeps the fish in, dirt and pet hair out, and evaporation to a minimum which also makes the heaters work a bit less.

[Skimmer Juice]

I like the red sea mesh lids , and I recommend lids on any tank .
Have had fish that are not supposed to be jumpers (boxfish) jump out so anything is possible . If you love your fish lid up

[titus]

Hello

I'd go without any lids but put a mesh on if there is a concern of jumps. Having no lids just look so much better. It also helps on evaporative cooling for those summer days.

Titus