Clown fish jumping? Help

BeccaScott

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My black clown jumped out of the tank last night. I have no idea why
I'm guessing the lights may have spooked him? But I left 20 minutes before the lights went out and was gone almost 5 hours. When I came home I found him on the floor super dried up and not moving but I stuck him in a container with water and he started breathing so I let him back in my tank.

I went to check on him again 20 minutes later and he had jumped out again only on the backside of the tank once again I stuck him back in and covered the top of the tank with anything I could find and left him alone. He seems to be doing fine today swimming around like nothing happened.

My question is does anyone know why hes trying so hard to commit suicide?
All my params are normal and the temp is good. I did think he may have been getting too hot or something because he's made my power head his host and its right by the heater.
 
Put a screen or cover on the tank.

Clowns love to go where no clown has gone before.
 
I dont have a sump so all of my pumps and whatnot dont really allow for a lid.
right now I have the lids on all crooked and bowls sitting in the way haha
But obviously it cant stay like that
 
Are you sure that fish is not related to a cat? It seems that he has 9 lives and used up two. He still has 7 more lives.
I guess I just put cover on the tank. I would use eggcrate so it would not stop air exchange and only minimally impedes light.
 
I didnt think about it but I do have another fish a koran angelfish and that definitely could be the problem. They seem to do fine together but who knows what goes on at night
 
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