Do clownfish jump?
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Megg0602
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(pair was still in bickering phase) i had one jump one night and hit the top of my hood in my biocube and it knocked itself out. it layed on the bottom for awhile -but the next morning was fine *sigh of releif. one of mine is always near the top of the water so when i went topless with my tank for a new mh light i fit egg crate on to the top. so now no worries. he splashed the other night so im glad i covered it.
Steven1015
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ive seen grade a piccasos jump and be found dried up thats not a cool thing to see.
small alien
The fungus is among us.
I thjnk that, for all practical purposes, the answer to my question is a resounding "YES!". I'm glad I asked. I just got my two clowns a few weeks ago. I never really considered keeping them but these two little nakeds really charmed me. I'm looking forward to watching them grow and become a pair (hopefully!). Thanks everyone.
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Dragonlady
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My female clownfish recently made an amazing 12 inch jump from one tank to another. I think her motivation was to get back into her anemone. Luckily, she has pretty good aim and she is fine. So yes, clownfish are capable of jumping.....possibly as a form of problem solving.
Two stories:
1) I had two tomato clowns for awhile. One day I didn't see the bigger one anymore and thought it died and was eaten by worms.
I was wrong.
I was cleaning up the wires years later and I found a petrified tomato clown!
2) Another time I had a maroon clown for a few years and went away to college and was not to be able to find it when I got back. I thought it died.
Again I was wrong.
It stuck itself in a C-siphon continuous overflow and was stuck there with all of its fins ripped off. I put him back in the tank and he was fine a few months later when he grew his fins back. Must have been a prisoner for two months!
1) I had two tomato clowns for awhile. One day I didn't see the bigger one anymore and thought it died and was eaten by worms.
I was wrong.
I was cleaning up the wires years later and I found a petrified tomato clown!
2) Another time I had a maroon clown for a few years and went away to college and was not to be able to find it when I got back. I thought it died.
Again I was wrong.
It stuck itself in a C-siphon continuous overflow and was stuck there with all of its fins ripped off. I put him back in the tank and he was fine a few months later when he grew his fins back. Must have been a prisoner for two months!
EllieSuz
Premium Member
I had a juvenileclown jump through egg crate during the night. I understand the allure of open tanks, but you can get most of the benefits of an open tank without the risk by installing a removable cover made of mesh and a window screen kit. There are many threads devoted to the details of making this kind of cover here on RC.
Wow there are some cool/weird/sad stories though.
Slickcg33
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Ive had a clarkii for about a year. one night when i was sleeping i heard a large splash followed by a thump. at first i thought it was electrical, i sprung awake out of bed, turned on the light, and there on my floor was the fish. i threw her back in the tank and shes doing great to this day. I now have a canopy on the tank however. Also she was the dominant fish, or animal for that matter in the tank.. so i have no clue what caused her jump.
nanytech
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I realize this is an old thread, but I just wanted to chime in because my Occelaris female just did a 2 foot leap towards my face and landed on the ground when I opened the lid to my nano cube. They normally hide in the rocks, and I didn't think they would jump, but I guess there's a first for everything.
