{8ry} Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I had a pair of true perculas for about 3-4 weeks and they were happy as can be. I woke up this morning to find one on carpet next to my tank all dried up! I have a glass hood on my tank, with only the back 1.5" or so uncovered, I never bothered cutting the clear vinyl piece that came with the hood and of course I threw it out last week. The damn thing found the only open spot and jumped out!! I've had this happen with FW and it still sucks...just REALLY sucks with a $15 fish! I can't imagine this happening with an even more expensive fish!! Link to comment
Arkayology Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 So cover the whole top of the tank. No more issues. Link to comment
Havok_9 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Try a $130 blue spot jawfish... $40 dottyback... $26 wrasse It does suck because it gets expensive but also time and attachment. Sorry for the loss! Link to comment
Mozimo Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I just lost my clown I had for two years, jumped out of my old tank before I could transfer everything to the new one! Sad day Link to comment
{8ry} Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 So cover the whole top of the tank. No more issues. Yup, that's what I'm going to do, just figures that he found the one 10% open area!! Anyone know where you can get a replacement back strip that comes with all glass tops? Link to comment
Mariaface Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Yeah, damsels like to jump, among others. Are you talking about the clear vinyl? I've never seen it sold separately, but I've also never actively looked. You could make a custom mesh or acrylic lid to fit your tank perfectly! If you get the space for wires in the tank (if any) figured out ahead of time, there'd be no gaps at all. Link to comment
Alexraptor Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm not so sure they "like" to jump. To me, jumpers have always seemed to be indicative of a stress factor they try to get away from, at least with clowns and damsels. Link to comment
Mariaface Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 xD 'Like' was maybe not the word I should've used. 'Have a tendency to' may have been a better choice. When given the option, fish will explore. Cue Star Trek, because they'll boldly go where no fish has gone before. ...That rhymed. Anyway, lids are important. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Yup, that's what I'm going to do, just figures that he found the one 10% open area!! Anyone know where you can get a replacement back strip that comes with all glass tops? They tend to jump around the edges so finding the open spot happens quite a bit. Some fish like jawfish actually circle the top looking for open spots. I went to feed my fish yesterday and opened the top 2 inches to feed and my midas blenny came flying out onto the floor Link to comment
Mariaface Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I went to feed my fish yesterday and opened the top 2 inches to feed and my midas blenny came flying out onto the floor It obviously thought the food service was too slow. You gotta keep up with demand, man, or the fish will come after you. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 So you murdered your fish? JK. Really though that sucks, sorry to hear. My suggestion would be look into the mesh top that PicO sells. Link to comment
Fishstiks Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I had a clownfish that did the same thing, only it was a screen top with a less than 1/2 inch gap. Needless to say, that gap has been fixed. Sorry about your little clown. :-( Link to comment
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