clown suicide attempt

[atlweb]

I have never had a clown jump... until last night.

I was walking upstairs to my unit and telling my friend how I was unjustly paranoid about random freak things that can go wrong in the tank (leaks, overflows, etc.). The lights are off in the tank and as I am walking to the other side of the condo, I was like eh, I will check on the tank real fast (since I am always paranoid). I come in the room and immediately only see one clown and get worried. Look down at the floor, and sure enough... momma is laying on the floor motionless.

I start to get upset and get a papertowel to pick him up and all of a sudden my friend yells and said he moved. I run into the room and throw him back in the tank and she looks to be in total shock but starts swimming around.

This morning I woke and she is acting like nothing ever happend! Already eating just fine and swimming all around.

This was absolutely crazy. I wonder how long she was out on the floor... let alone survived jumping 4 feet onto a hardwood floor.

 

[kilralpine]

think maybe something scared her?

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

Prime reason for a mesh top.

 

[kilralpine]

Love my mesh top, main reason was because while they might not voluntarily jump there are other inhabitants with other habits; which sometimes leads to fish darting and ending up on the floor.

 

[gareefer]

I've had a clown jump also. Walked by the tank at night with the lights off and heard a splash, then something banging around. I looked in the tank and couldn't find the female clown. She started moving around again and I found her behind the stand on the floor. I picked her up and put her back in the tank. This was about 2 years ago, she's still alive and healthy today! Its crazy that they can survive a 5' leap of death.

 

[atlweb]

kilralpine;780596 wrote: think maybe something scared her?

Unless she is like a cat/dog, the only thing I can think of is there was lightening outside pretty close to the tank. (I find this to be a little funny if true)


I checked the tank parameters and everything was great. The only other things in the tank is a small male clown and a big carpet anemone, so I'm not sure anything inside the tank scared her.

It makes me want a mesh top.... but ugggggh

 

[tbryan]

ive lost a clown over the back wall of my nano cube, ive made a fish guard since then

 

[reefstinger]

yep, love my mesh tops also, first thing i built before i added fish to my tank!! i used the clear mesh 1/4 " screen.

 

[rdnelson]

bpatterson pm acroholic. He sells the good stuff. (sounds like he ought to be in a back alley with a trench coat on.) LOL

 

[kilralpine]

Pure reef had the screen in stock about 2-3 weeks ago, Jorge said he would make tops to customer spec too.

 

[dawgface]

rdnelson99;781058 wrote: bpatterson pm acroholic. He sells the good stuff. (sounds like he ought to be in a back alley with a trench coat on.) LOL

Here's his detailed thread.

http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34002">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34002</a>

FYI he doesn't sell any of this, rather explains how to build and where to buy.