Mass suicide

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by Myka

I "instinctively" caught a Volitans Lionfish midair that jumped. Won't do that again...

I think it's just a coincidence, but I was hoping someone would think of something that I haven't already.

SERIOUSLY????? OUCH!

Catch the "wrong" end?

[dunl]

Originally Posted by Rogue951

any sudden loud noises?

probably some pretty loud imaginative poetry, right after catching the lionfish.

[cale262]

Originally Posted by sphelps

....I also got hit in the head once by a fish in the LFS.

I blew my coffee out of my nose when I read that,...

It just happened to me a week ago, I was sitting on the couch surfing the web and a scissor tail jumped out of my cube and bounced off my head, it was a good 5 foot jump and caught me completely off guard...I was stunned and just sat there for a second thinking WTF was that before looking to my right and seeing it flopping around right next to me...

[Veng68]

Possible solution.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=817485

Cheers,
Vic

[Myka]

I didn't catch the lionfish today that was years ago, and yes I caught the wrong "end". It wasn't overly painful or particularly dangerous I don't think. It was similar to a yellow jacket wasp sting. The type of fish registered in my mind just as I grabbed onto it.

Vic, I just finished fitting all the tanks with cross stitch mesh since many of my fish would fit through egg crate. I already had plans on figuring out something like in your link there using 1/4" plastic netting, but I can't cover my reef more than it is right now because the lights are actually sitting on the trim of the tank, and I can't think of a netting that the halides won't melt, and one that won't cause static short. I am redoing the lighting on the reef hopefully over Christmas break, and then I will be able to cover it better. As it is there is only a gap along the front that is about 2". I had the rest of it covered.

Daniella, the fish that jumped in the last 10 days were 1 True Percula, 2 Banggai (diff tanks), 1 Candy Hogfish. The Percula had a Blue Assessor for a tank mate and they never nipped at each other. The Hogfish was the boss of my reef...possibly chasing the others and missed? The Banggai could have been chased out.

[intarsiabox]

Maybe cooking something that smelled so good they couldn't resist?

[fishoholic]

Wow that's crazy, seems odd that you've had such back luck with fish jumping, however it doesn't seem like there is any clear one reason for it. Sorry for your losses that really sucks

Originally Posted by cale262

It just happened to me a week ago, I was sitting on the couch surfing the web and a scissor tail jumped out of my cube and bounced off my head, it was a good 5 foot jump and caught me completely off guard...I was stunned and just sat there for a second thinking WTF was that before looking to my right and seeing it flopping around right next to me...

that would freak me right out if that happened to me.

[Youngster Dan]

Originally Posted by Ross

So long and thanks for all the fish??

Hah, nice.