**** me off...

[footbagger311]

I bought a longnose Hawkfish about a week or so ago and this morning when I woke up to turn my lights on, I found that little bastard on the floor. I was not aware that those guys were jumpers. I don't have a completely open tank but it really makes me mad that he jumped out right by the overflow.


Grrrr, I am so mad. That's the second fish I lost in two days.

The other was a Green Chromis that was caught by my fuzzy dwarfe lionfish. That was yesterday.

 

[slojmn]

I would definately take some time doing some research about different fish before I add them to my tanks. It is pretty common for the hawkfish, especially the longnose, to jump. It happened to me long ago, I knew they jumped but took measures to make my tank jump proof, the little guy found the one spot that led to the floor. With the dwarf lionfish, they are major predator fish for smaller size fish...it is their food source. I would be leary of putting in any smaller fish that are not really quick and agile in that tank with the dwarf lionfish. Sorry for your losses, that just plain sucks.

 

[english83]

I understand your frustration, but at least the chromis is fairly cheap. I had a dwarf fuzzy take out a clown fish.

 

[footbagger311]

I have a few clownfish in my tank and the saddleback is small as or just as small as the chromis that was eaten. I just have to keep an eye out.

 

[Slakker]

You are mixing species/pairs of clowns in a 125g tank?

Daring, but not necessarily a smart move, especially with saddles.

 

[kdblove_99]

they are definitely jumpers. mine jumped in my extyernal overflow i thought he had died, then like amonth later when i broke down that tank i saw him in there with about 1" of water still alive

 

[RokleM]

No offense, but as stated some research would help your situation. You're seeing the eventual likely outcome (not an unknown or unexpected situation), just like the impending loss of at least one clownfish.

 

[footbagger311]

None taken. I originally bought six clownfish when they were really young and now I am down to four. I was told that I should only have two at most and I really like the saddleback and would like to keep that one. The problem is catching them for one and finding the two that are always hanging together. Well, now that I think of it, the saddleback is the loner in the group.