Ihaveafish Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I've had my tank about 1 1/2 years. Suicide seems to be my biggest ptoblem. Because of the light mounts, bacpak, and wires (heater/powerhead) I don't know how to design a lid for the tank. Can someone give me a list of fish that won't jump out!? My Clown fish is fine, I have a damsel that has been around for a few months, a Mandarin that seems fine, shrimp, starfish, hermits, and snails are all OK. What other fish will be OK? So far I've lost a few firefish, a blue Hellena, a barred Goby, an Angel Fish, and one other I can't remember. Two of those were $50 fish! Any suggestions? Link to comment
Jamie Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Apparently any fish can jump out because my supposedly un-jumping occelaris went carpet surfing a few weeks ago. I think that any fish that aren't very fast, (like the mandarin) wouldn't be able to get up enough speed to get out of the tank. good luck! Link to comment
BckPckr Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Make a lid out of 5/8" eegcrate, you can easily cut it however you want with a pair of scissors... Found where you LHS keeps the light dissfusers Link to comment
Fanof49ASU Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 My occ. clown also jumped a few weeks ago. Just cover your tank and play it safe. I never thought my scooter blennies were very 'fast' fish, until I tried to net them. I had to remove everything from my tank just to get them out. Link to comment
lgreen Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 No such thing as a fish that can't jump. I tell you that with first hand experience at the fish store. Our most common offenders are the diamond goby which love to sail accross the room in the middle of the night from a half inch square hole where the cords exit the lid. Link to comment
exigency Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 i'd have to agree with lgreen, it's more or less the luck of the draw, i had a yasha for 3 days before he jumped. now i've got a sixline and an onyx clown that are quite happy in the tank i've got. so it's just your preference on which fish you'd like to put in and take a risk with D= Link to comment
clifford513 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 Fish jump and the most expensive tend to be the best jumpers Link to comment
formerly icyuodd/icyoud2 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 never heard of a mandarin thats a jumper. they just might, but to date i havent found a single post to suggest they do. Link to comment
vinnyismyname Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 my mandren jumped out of my 55 a few weeks ago); Link to comment
formerly icyuodd/icyoud2 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 ya had to go ruin a perfect record. you sure he wasnt thrown out of the tank? Link to comment
clifford513 Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 ya had to go ruin a perfect record. you sure he wasnt thrown out of the tank? Link to comment
Pet-Lover Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 all fish have to be able to jump just some cant get their whole body out or cant go as high as others. Link to comment
firefishbrain Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 hawkfish are lies, they can but it's unusual, as stated before any fish can jump but the quick diligent swimmers, (gobies, wrasses and the like) are more prone to it. Link to comment
cybaix Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hmm this thread is rather disturbing, anyone think I might have problems with fish jumping out of my new m-tank (picture can be seen at.. http://nanotuners.nanocustoms.com/nanotune...s/mtankrear.jpg Or is the hole in the top too small for them to figure it out? Link to comment
jeremai Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Dead fish don't jump - neither do those plastic swimming ones they have at the kitschy Chinese restaraunts. Link to comment
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