Fish Keep Jumping Out Of The !&@*^ Tank! - Page 2

BMW Rider · #11 08-01-2006, 02:53 PM

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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 · #12 08-01-2006, 04:30 PM

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 · #13 08-01-2006, 04:36 PM

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

OCDP · #14 08-01-2006, 04:38 PM

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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 · #15 08-01-2006, 04:55 PM

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?

muck · #16 08-01-2006, 05:23 PM

side cutter plier work great.

If you can find the light diffuser in black it looks much better (IMO) than the white. Not sure where to pickup the black as it seems not very common.

danny zubot · #17 08-01-2006, 05:26 PM

Rona sells it.

I guess Albert should have let me buy that fish the other day.

OCDP · #18 08-01-2006, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by danny zubot

I guess Albert should have let me buy that fish the other day.

What's this supposed to mean exactly??

christyf5 · #19 08-01-2006, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by OCDP

Well, an eggcrate top is the only solution really. I knew this all along

Well I would imagine it was this comment that prompted it. If you knew that jumping might be a problem why did you sit back and do nothing about it? A $5 piece of eggcrate could have saved those three fish

danny zubot · #20 08-01-2006, 07:01 PM

That fish might still be alive today if it were in mine or someone elses better suited tank. I meant no offense.

Your tank is pretty small Scott, smaller than 20 gallons, why don't you hold off on buying anything else until you get the bigger tank? Consider that your are adding an already stressed fish to a foreign ecosystem, only to uproot it and move it again a short while later. So its gone from the ocean, to the store, to you your tank, with other possible hubs in between. That's stressful for any species of animal.