Suicide fish

[codywylie]

I have had 2 damsels and 1 goby jump out of my tank. Has anyone else had this problem? If so,what's your solution

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[elfloyd]

Make a top out of egg grate or clear mesh.

 

[willie1983]

elfloyd;1068039 wrote: make a top out of egg grate or clear mesh.

+1

 

[crew]

Or glass - lots of fish are known jumpers and it will keep happening as long as the top on your tank is open air.

 

[matt7]

jumpers like to jump. easiest solution is get a lid!

 

[codywylie]

I'm worried about my metal halide burning through a lid or egg crate...it gets pretty hot

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[shrimpy brains]

How close are you halides to the tank? I never had any issues when I ran halides, but they were 18 inches above the tank.

 

[codywylie]

Bout 6-8 inches from the tank

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[crew]

6-8 inches is definitely close for a metal halide.. do you not have temperature problems in the tank? How warm does the water get? Im assuming the MH is a 150w

 

[codywylie]

My temp goes up about 2 degrees when the metal halide is on. And it's a 250w

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[crew]

Well - you could do glass or raise the light. Otherwise, I can't think of any real solution.

The light shouldn't heat up your cover too much because the bottom side of the cover is going to be cooled by the water.

 

[jennm]

Carpet surfers are a bummer.

Do you know why they might be jumping?

While some species are more likely to become crispy critters than others, if you're having a bunch of fish bail out on you, is there aggression in the tank? Some other bully fish pestering the jumpers til they leap to their demise?

A lid or cover will help, but I'd also be looking for a cause.

Jenn