How high can a wrasse jump out of a tank?

[furball504]

From the water line to my tank's edge is a good 4 inches. Can any wrasse jump out of my tank? Currently I have a green and yellow coris wrasse in a 90 G rimless

 

[clownfish68]

I would still be careful about the wrasse jumping out....how long have the wrasses you have in your tank been in there for? If they've been in for awhile I doubt they'll jump out anytime soon.

 

[96gts]

I had to remove the screen on my tank to retrieve something out of the tank and it spooked my Lineatus that I had for over 1 year. It jumped about 2ft out of the tank, landed on hardwood floor and dead within a min.

 

[clownfish68]

yeah spooking them will cause them to jump out of the tank lost a wrasse that way few years back

 

[hvacman250]

From the water line to my tank's edge is a good 4 inches. Can any wrasse jump out of my tank? Currently I have a green and yellow coris wrasse in a 90 G rimless

MUCH higher than 4 inches.

 

[capt85]

My yellow coris landed about 7 feet from my tank past a euro brace while working on the tank. Luckily he landed on a towel and is still around.

 

[anbosu]

I think the official record is 7'6" by a Ukrainian wrasse.

 

[nav jam]

Im picking up a couple of wrasses next week and am worried about the jumping. Any ideas on what I can do to stop them from jumping as I have no covers?

 

[furball504]

I think the official record is 7'6" by a Ukrainian wrasse.

Link or it didn't exist.

 

[furball504]

My yellow coris landed about 7 feet from my tank past a euro brace while working on the tank. Luckily he landed on a towel and is still around.

Did you scold him afterward? Bad wrasse...bad wrasse:lol2:

 

[Stumped]

I had to remove the screen on my tank to retrieve something out of the tank and it spooked my Lineatus that I had for over 1 year. It jumped about 2ft out of the tank, landed on hardwood floor and dead within a min.

Same thing happened to me and a McCosker's. Definitely a terrible thing to happen (especially with a Lineatus).

Im picking up a couple of wrasses next week and am worried about the jumping. Any ideas on what I can do to stop them from jumping as I have no covers?

Cover your tank, otherwise there's a good chance with a wrasse they'll jump at some time or another.

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

I think the official record is 7'6" by a Ukrainian wrasse.

that record was thrown out, drug test came back positive !

 

[snorvich]

MUCH higher than 4 inches.

For sure.

 

[snorvich]

Im picking up a couple of wrasses next week and am worried about the jumping. Any ideas on what I can do to stop them from jumping as I have no covers?

Build mesh covers.

 

[albano]

Build mesh covers.

+1... you absolutely need covers

 

[Donkeykong]

How much does mesh covers effect the light penetration?

 

[snorvich]

How much does mesh covers effect the light penetration?

Virtually not at all.

 

[pacislandaqua]

wrasses can jump a couple feet... you'd be surprised.. i got hit in the face with an aussie tusk (2 feet above the tank)... not fun. lol