We’ve got a jumper

[Jeremey’s reef]

So yesterday as I introduced some new frags my solar fairy wrasse jumped out of my tank and landed on the floor. I was fortunate enough to be able to witness this and save the fish. Does anyone have any experience with this particular wrasse?

 

[york1]

Most wrasses are jumpers

 

[Shawn]

+1 for what @york1 said. If you're going to have wrasses, you'll need a lid! It's not a matter of if, but when.

 

[ZapataInc]

I talked to @ActiveAngel about getting more fish and wrasses came up. He told me that basically fish that are torpedo shaped can be jumpers. But all fish can be jumpers if spooked. I had a goby jump from my old 40gal AIO. But unfortunately it was at night and didn't find him until it was to late.

 

[hiimsean]

All fish can be jumpers. It’s best to have a secure lid or top on your tank, every tank I’ve had has had a lid before fish go in.

 

[ActiveAngel]

Exactly @ZapataInc and @hiimsean. To echo my own advice: Torpedo-shaped fish are likely to jump (including wrasses, gobies, dartfish), but all fish can jump on occasion. And it only takes one-fish one-jump to land out of water.

Just expect torpedos to jump often.

 

[Jeremey’s reef]

I have two wrasse fish a yellow coris and the solar fairy, they have both been in the tank for several months. I have seen the yellow coris being a butthole towards the solar fairy so my guess is that this is what caused him to jump

 

[bigd]

With wrasse, it’s not a matter of if they’ll jump... it’s a matter of when. There’s some good diy screen kits out there starting around $30 depending on your tank dimensions. Good insurance if you’ve got known jumpers.


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[CJD18]

With wrasse, it’s not a matter of if they’ll jump... it’s a matter of when. There’s some good diy screen kits out there starting around $30 depending on your tank dimensions. Good insurance if you’ve got known jumpers.


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Add all fish will jump its a matter of time, some just don't like you in there space!!

 

[hzheng33]

Heck, my ruby red dragonette jumped and it’s a fish not known to be a jumper

 

[CJD18]

I got a 4.5 inch foxface that goes ballistic when my hands is the tank vacuuming or scraping algae, cant tell you how many times a lid/screen has saved my fish after loosing a few that were not suppose to be jumpers!

 

[wake125122]

Canopy helps out a lot as well.

 

[Jeremey’s reef]

Canopy helps out a lot as well.

I would love to get a canopy, wish I could build it myself but I’m not quite as awesome as some others on here when it comes to carpentry and wood work

 

[wake125122]

I know a guy that does great work for pretty cheap.

 

[Jeremey’s reef]

I know a guy that does great work for pretty cheap.

Cool i will keep that in mind just not the right time financially as of nowv