african-cichlids Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Hay all I got home from working my 4days out west to find my black calvas had jumped out of the tank (so devoed). Iv never had a fish jump out of my tanks in the 6odd yrs iv kept fish. I woke up the a morning to one of my tropheus on the ground. My water is perfect and always has been (I'm anal about my water quality ask my misses). The only thing I can put it down to is getting herrassed because let's face it we no what tropheus are like towards each other and I no my gold comp chases my black calvas. Well Im so gutted because the tank was doing so good like all my tanks. Ph: 8.5 Gh: 17 Kh: 11-12 ammonia: 0ppm nitrites: 0ppm Nitrates: 5ppm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matmatmat Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 No lids? Atleast put eggcrate over the top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
african-cichlids Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yer I have lids man it's just the corners where my power leads for my heater n power heads are along with my external filter pipes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve6610 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 if they are getting out in the corners, i'd cut some foam and plug the hole, i know the feeling, had a couple jds and red jewel do the same, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Wild Bettas are bandits for jumping & high too, in the wild the jump from puddle to puddle. Most people who keep wild Bettas have glad wrap covering their tank but that might not work with bigger fish, I use gaff tape & tape the corners of my tanks, usually sticks pretty well to the glass, looks like cr@p though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffa Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 tightly gladwrap the top of my wild betta tanks They squeeze out thru the smallest crack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffa Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 gaff tape ??? lol maybe check the bottom sticky side maybe might find the male macrostoma...... lol (act like the ol fashion sticky fly tape traps) So thats where he got to ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Why didn't I think of that, the one place I didn't look, lol:lol: Seriously though, the humidity of any fishtank kills any tack on the tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supercobwe Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Saratoga are well know of jumping fish as well, honestly! all fish jump it's depend what situation but best to have lids of course if they are getting out in the corners, i'd cut some foam and plug the hole, i know the feeling, had a couple jds and red jewel do the same, Like steve said put foam around the hole.I have 5 tanks without lids but I use foam as well so no fish can jump out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Junkie Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 That's why most of my tanks have been made or I've added a 360 rail round the top FJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azedenkae Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I just put a plastic lid (like one of those one ice cream containers) over the corners. Prevents the fish from jumping out, and it's easy to move about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azedenkae Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Like this: | | | | | v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
african-cichlids Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Yer it's annoying because iv kept my Malawi tanks with no lids before and never lost one from jumping out. Now I got tangs iv had 2 in less than 2days jump out really got me annoyed ay cause the tank is so healthy and full of active and to me happy fish. My 2 favourite fish to :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch86 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I had a juvi rivulatus jump out while I was working on a filter in the tank. I heard a knocking on my other lid behind my light so I slid my lid over and here he was, he was fine though just took off when he got back in... I wonder if these higher temps are making them hyper active? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xr6turbz11 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 I lost a mangrove jack many years ago to this as well. I don't know how or why but he decided to jump so hard outta the tank he flipped a glass lid off the tank. Got home one day to find him stiff as a board on the ground amongst the smashed glass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
african-cichlids Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Mitch86 that's what I was kinda thinking aswell the temperature but my tank has only form to 29 degrees which is a little high but nothing to really bother Africans tho. But in saying that the higher temps does make them more active so..... I think il just keep the gaps covered from now on just to be safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
