Fish Keep Jumping Out Of The !&@*^ Tank!

[Delphinus]

Eggcrate man. All fish have the capacity to jump. Any burst of speed in the ocean takes you to .. another spot in the ocean. That same burst of speed in a tank takes you.. out of the tank. At least if there's a lid there's nowhere for them to go but back in.

Yes, it's ugly, but .... if you have that black tracking stuff (forget the name) then it can sit inside of that and look OK. If you have bare glass then the eggcrate needs to be cut a little larger so it sits on the edges. In that case, it looks like crap, but what can you do. I have this situation myself. I don't like the look of it but to me there's no question -- no canopy == lid or no fish.

Sorry to hear of your loss. I know your pain, last year I lost my pair of fairy wrasses to jumping because the canopy was mistakingly left open overnight (I was on vacation at the time). Tanksitter came by and found the two dried fish on the floor. Some fish are more prone to jumping than others (fairy wrasses are pretty bad as it turns out), but *any* fish can jump, so definitely put a lid on that tank.

[adidas]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Eggcrate man.

yup just do eggcrate

[tango]

To keep my tank cold I put ice packs in my tank ,in a zip lock bag and drop them in the and have a fan blowing on the glass of the tank. keeps it at around 80

[Ruth]

Another thing you can do to help cool your tank is to freeze RODI water in plastic pop or water bottles - probably for a 20g tank the 750 or 500ml bottles - and then just let it melt. It not only tops off your tank as it melts but helps to keep it cool.

[EmilyB]

You might want to think about who is making them jump.

[BMW Rider]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Sorry to hear of your loss. I know your pain, last year I lost my pair of fairy wrasses to jumping because the canopy was mistakingly left open overnight (I was on vacation at the time). Tanksitter came by and found the two dried fish on the floor. Some fish are more prone to jumping than others (fairy wrasses are pretty bad as it turns out), but *any* fish can jump, so definitely put a lid on that tank.

I lost a fairy wrasse to jumping too. It managed to find the 1/2" gap between the two panels of eggcrate and ended up lying on top. It was very dried up when I found it the MHs made sure of that. So if you put the egg crate on, don't leave any gaps either.

[OCDP]

Well, an eggcrate top is the only solution really. I knew this all along, I just found it very odd that my male clown jumped sunday evening and then found my gramma all dried up under the stand after work yesterday (new addition)

Deb, I really don't know who could be bullying, I have a Yellow Watchman Goby, he only gets territorial around his burrows, he never shows agression or chases anyone around.

The other is a solid yellow damsel, completely peaceful and skittish, I don't think it could be him?? He's not aggressive at all.

The last is a true percula, she could care less what goes in or out of that tank, so I don't think she did it.

I am quite confused. But I am going to try and get a cover today, about how much do they cost??

[Delphinus]

Eggcrate will set you back a couple bucks. You'll have to trim it to size, some pliers will work.

[OCDP]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Eggcrate will set you back a couple bucks. You'll have to trim it to size, some pliers will work.

A couple bucks? As in literally a few bucks? Haha , the first cheap purchase in my years of reef keeping.

That's fine, I will actually be keeping it large as I'll need it for the larger tank I am setting up this month.

Thanks Tony .

[OCDP]

How does one make the top fit tightly around powerheads and heaters/HOB skimmers and filters? Do you just cut it out accordingly?? Will pliers work for that?