So I'm starting up a new 5.5g AGA pico and I wanted to remove the rim, but I realized if I removed the rim it would make having a lid a lot harder. I was just wondering if all fish have tendencies to carpet surf? The main fish I'm considering would be: yellow watchmen goby, green banded goby pair, clown goby, or possibly a perc clown.

Thanks for any help you can offer.
Ashton

I hear YWGs tend to.. The thought scares me as well.

jawfish, eels, and blennies jump the most imo. all fish will jump, but it depends on the species

i lost my clown goby a while because he jumped.

why not fashion up a netting top?

Thats what I was thinking of doing, but I can't figure out how to go about it. I could easily just make one that fits around the whole top, but it wouldn't leave room for my filter, and I can't figure out how to make one that fits around my filter without leaving gaps ..

rigid airline tubing bent around the perimeter and the netting fastened on with silicone or some sort of glue. I have the netting ill send ya for free if you want

That's a genius idea! I actually saw someone say they just used egg cart, which would e perfect since I can clip it down to just the shape I want. Any thoughs on eggcrate vs your netting idea? One benifit I see for the eggcrate is if my light hangers failed it would hopefully stop my lite from falling into the water.

My sixline jumped a good 3' out of my tank earlier today. Luckily, I was in the room when it happened and put him back in the tank. Netting will be installed tomorrow.

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