How high can fish jump?

[Green_Reefer]

How high can a fish jump above the water-line in a tank?

I have an in-wall display and I plan on making a three sided removable perimeter screen to stop fish from jumping. I was thinking 12" high would be good, should I make it higher? I will mostly be keeping 3" fish (wrasse, goby, firefin, assessor, anthias) in the tank with maybe one dwarf angel as my last fish. Currently I have 3 carpenter wrasse's that are doing great.

Thanks.

 

[snorvich]

Difficult to predict. I would guess/think 24 inches should be ok. At least for the ones normally found in aquaria.

 

[Moort82]

How deep is your tank? ie how much speed can they get up to before they break the surface.

 

[Green_Reefer]

21" tall, overall dimensions are 48x18x21. I can't see 24" jumpers even if they used the full length of the tank to build up speed.

 

[Rainman69]

Mine is 4in high and i've never lost one. I would guess as high as your longest fish.

 

[snorvich]

Well, I have seen them hit 12 inches frequently. In my tank they bounce off the hood. But pay your money, take your chances.

 

[Big E]

I've seen anthias jump close to 2 feet high & they don't need a deep tank to do that.

 

[sreefs]

I've seen anthias jump close to 2 feet high & they don't need a deep tank to do that.

Large fairy wrasses are very strong jumpers, I would think they could get 2 feet with out a hole lot of trouble. IMO

 

[Apercula]

I've seen a diamond goby jump over 2ft up, and 6ft over, coming out of 8inches of water.