fish jumping!!! :mad2:

[ivegotcrabs]

:mad2: im soooooo tired of my fish jumping out of the tank
its like they have super senses to find the only hole in your top
any one else having this problem:***:

 

[nimrod]

I just lost my 2 high fin gobies to suicide in a span of 4 days I've had them for over a year. I want to say that its because of some sort of mating behavior since prior to that, I saw a whole clump of gobby frys swimming at night. But I'll never know.

I'm actually going to Lowes today to get screen frames for a mesh cover. It won't look good but don't want to lose future fish.

 

[ivegotcrabs]

yea im buying some clear mesh today
i already have the frame built

 

[eandrews]

IVEgotCRABS;540284 wrote: yea im buying some clear mesh today
i already have the frame built

how much do you need? I have some extra since I didn't do my other tank.

 

[budsreef]

I had a jumper so I put egg crate on top of the tank. Had another jumper so I made a screen with 3/8" netting, had another jumper so I made one out of 1/4" netting, still had a jumper so now I have one with 3/16" netting and noone has gotten out of it.

 

[ivegotcrabs]

76x22 its a 125 gallon

 

[eandrews]

IVEgotCRABS;540306 wrote: 76x22 its a 125 gallon

I only have enough for a small tank, PM Acroholic, that's who i got it from and he's cheap on it..

Eric

 

[ivegotcrabs]

Budsreef;540305 wrote: I had a jumper so I put egg crate on top of the tank. Had another jumper so I made a screen with 3/8" netting, had another jumper so I made one out of 1/4" netting, still had a jumper so now I have one with 3/16" netting and noone has gotten out of it.

dude thats a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ worth of fish lost
i had egg crate over mine and my 1 day old diamond goby jumped right through it i had him less than 24 hours 30.00 bucks dried up on the floor

 

[budsreef]

IVEgotCRABS;540312 wrote: dude thats a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ worth of fish lost
i had egg crate over mine and my 1 day old diamond goby jumped right through it i had him less than 24 hours 30.00 bucks dried up on the floor

Ha! A Diamond Goby was the first one I lost and the second. The others were McCosker's Wrasses with the last one being an adult male. He couldn't get all the way through the 1/4" netting but got stuck in it. I found him when I came down in the morning and almost gave up totally but thought I would try the 3/16" netting. Luckily so far no more have gotten through it or stuck in it.

 

[jead85]

Diamond gobies are great jumpers, I love em tho

 

[nimrod]

You use aluminum window screens, here's a step by step:

 

[budsreef]

Here is a good thread on the topic by Dave, acroholic: http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34002">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34002</a>

[QUOTE=][B]anthias;540343 wrote:[/B] Is there a specific type of netting that you can put over your tank, and where can you buy it. As for the frame, you just build it out of plywood to fit? Any help would be great. I have lost 3 bluespot jawfish to jumping, and I had my top covered in glass. Not sure how they got out, unless it was during cleaning.[/QUOTE]

 

[rbredding]

IVEgotCRABS;540312 wrote: dude thats a lot of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ worth of fish lost
i had egg crate over mine and my 1 day old diamond goby jumped right through it i had him less than 24 hours 30.00 bucks dried up on the floor

My first golden head sleeper goby burrowed under one of my liverocks and buried himself.. (he "disappeared" and we couldn't find him.. 36hrs after we got him)


found the spine about 2 months later and figured out what happened..

 

[budsreef]

Assault;540431 wrote: Do your fish have guidance systems?

Yep, I think they do. Another jumped when I took the top off just for a minute and I never noticed.

 

[ivegotcrabs]

just put my new blonde naso tang in and she is beautiful
thanks to ALL THINGS AQUATIC john is a great guy

 

[ivegotcrabs]

i just hope she doesnt jump before i get my top finished

 

[johnr2604]

IVEgotCRABS;540645 wrote: i just hope she doesnt jump before i get my top finished

Not likely for a tang to jump. Not to say it hasn't happened, but not likely. The diamond goby on the other hand is another story.

 

[ivegotcrabs]

johnr2604;540681 wrote: Not likely for a tang to jump. Not to say it hasn't happened, but not likely. The diamond goby on the other hand is another story.

speaking of jumping i want that goby you got as soon as i get my top done
im picking up some mesh from acro on monday