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

danny zubot · #1 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.

adidas · #2 08-01-2006, 07:48 PM

i have a piece of eggcrate here that might fit... whats the measurements of your tank? if it will work you can have it.

neptune9824 · #3 08-01-2006, 08:59 PM

I totally understand your frustration. I myself cannot keep my 175gal cool enough and over the summer i have lost about 5 fish. Nothing has jumped out of the tank but my dragon wrass buried himself in the sand and I had to "dig" him out. I have tried ice packs and four liter milk jugs but nothing seems to keep a tank that size cool enough. I cannot afford a chiller. I dunno I am thinking about down sizing.

good luck with everything!!

OCDP · #4 08-02-2006, 02:22 PM

Ok the tank is covered and there will be no more carpet surfing casualties.

The only reason I made the other comment was because the reason I started this thread was to find out what could possibly be making the fish jump so much .

Also, to note.. I haven't lost 3 fish, I lost 2. I saved the other clown. The 2 I did lose died one day apart, so I was just curious as to if heat or something else may have caused them to jump (because it was 2 deaths so soon)

Anyways.. problem is solved.

Buccaneer · #5 08-02-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by neptune9824

I totally understand your frustration. I myself cannot keep my 175gal cool enough and over the summer i have lost about 5 fish. Nothing has jumped out of the tank but my dragon wrass buried himself in the sand and I had to "dig" him out. I have tried ice packs and four liter milk jugs but nothing seems to keep a tank that size cool enough. I cannot afford a chiller. I dunno I am thinking about down sizing.

good luck with everything!!

Well downsizing wont help ... however ... a fan blowing over the surface of the tank and another on the sump will keep the temps under control ... if you have even a normal household fan that would do the trick ( If you have a Princess auto they carry some powerfull compact fans as well ) ... your evaporation will go up but you will save the inhabitants of your tank

kuatto · #6 08-02-2006, 03:45 PM

Have you thought of the possability of it being a faulty ground from a powerhead or heater ?Just a thought.

OCDP · #7 08-02-2006, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by kuatto

Have you thought of the possability of it being a faulty ground from a powerhead or heater ?Just a thought.

Hmm, I don't know really? How would I be able to find this out? (nothing happens when I have my arm/hand in the tank either?)

kuatto · #8 08-02-2006, 04:30 PM

Hmm,guess its not that.

bulletsworld · #9 08-02-2006, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kuatto

Have you thought of the possability of it being a faulty ground from a powerhead or heater ?Just a thought.

That was my thoughts exactly. It happens to often. Ground probes are good. Your running to high temps in the tank though. Yiks! Curious how your monitor temp? With a digital or?

Crating the top is one thing, but obviously fish are jumping for a good reason.

Glad your looking to find out the reason.

Lee

OCDP · #10 08-02-2006, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bulletsworld

That was my thoughts exactly. It happens to often. Ground probes are good. Your running to high temps in the tank though. Yiks! Curious how your monitor temp? With a digital or?

Crating the top is one thing, but obviously fish are jumping for a good reason.

Glad your looking to find out the reason.

Lee

It can't be a faulty ground or whatever , because if im working in the tank.. wouldn't I feel that as well???

The temp is monitored with one of those stick on thermometers.

The 2 days I had fish jump, the temp did get hot.. too hot, I openly admit I forgot to open my bedroom window on Sunday, and turned the lights on at 11am and off at around 745pm .. so they were on too long, in a hot stuffy room. On Monday... same deal, forgot to open the window, room got hot.

What I have done since then though... lights on at 7am, off at 2pm. This way the tank can't get too hot, as our days get hottest at around 1-2pm (at least IME when observing the tank) I am pretty sure by switching things around like this I cna keep the temp at 82-84 (max) .

Here's hoping...