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[JAnwyl]

I've got a 24 gallon biocube and have a male clown that 30 - 60 days will jump from the front of the tank into the back filter section. There is maybe a half inch, at MOST, gap at the top for him to get through. The funny thing is that when I relieze that he's back there, I can just put my hand back there, and he'll swim into it and let me put him back into the tank section. (Tried with a net and he doesn't cooperate)

On a freshwater note. I have lost an arrowanna and my brother has lost one. We found his in the den at least 30 feet away. (was about foot and a half long.) Sometimes they have incredible skills fitting through some of the smallest gaps in a tank.

 

[Justin74]

Why not just net or egg crate the back opening, then at least it has a chance to flop back in and you wont be reducing the light level.

-Justin

 

[schrun209]

Justin, That's a Great Idea! Although not full proof, if they do jump out there is a decent chance they will flop back into the tank. I like the netting idea over the egg crate, it seems like less work.

 

[Justin74]

My 30g that I got from Arlan and Rian was fitted with a nylon net mesh that simply attached with a velcro lining along the edge of the canopy, simple, clean, and very easy to take off in a jiffy for emergencies. You can probably find the nylon mesh in the garden dept and the velcro in the fabric/crafts dept.

-Justin

 

[MrMikeB]

You have a center brace and if he jumps, he could end up on that brace and not be able to flop back in the water before he is cooked by the lights.

 

[GreshamH]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9582862#post9582862 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Unarce
Hey Sam! That's a great gift from the wifey. Great price, too.

Most are collected from temperate waters. I often wonder if the high temps of our reef tanks raise their metabolism and activity level, attributing to their high-risk jumper reputation.

Hope it becomes a longtime resident for you

Karl Karl Karl, you do know the water temps where these are collected are tropical 3/4 of the year and the other quarter is a bit cooler? No where near being called temperate Even Scott M. says Tropical Eastern Pacific[ when referring to their range

They are a flighty fish, plain and simple, that is why they jump. If you ever get the chance to dive with them in the Sea of Cortez, you'll see what I'm saying.

FWIW< I've handled ~1200 of these fish and kept them @ 72 -76 typically as most tropical fish seem to do better in a wholesale operation at lower temps (higher DO, less ammonia toxicity, etc).

 

[Unarce]

Gresh, I said I wonder, geesh