non jumpers for rimless

[Mike de Leon]

so I have a rimless 48 X 30 X 21. I'm sure this question's been asked already .
I am looking for med size fish.

So far I have:
7 blue chromis
fox face
Blue tang.

I have lost two Occellaris clowns due to jumpimg. Unfortunately I am not willing to cover the tank.
Any advice will be appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[btb72]

Every fish has possibility of jumping

 

[Mike de Leon]

yeah I know. Some less than others though. Not sure if tangs or angels can jump too high.

 

[btb72]

That's what I would go with but I have a tight canopy. So I'm not entirely sure

 

[suta4242]

Angels are very capable of jumping out of a rimless. I think it's more a case of what facilitates the leap. IME an unnoticed swimming crab scared all the fish, and the jumping happened at lights out. Problem is if anything startles them enough to jump, it will happen rimless tank or not. HTH.

 

[jar41]

put a screen top! it's cheap and convenient.fish gets scared easily....it mostly happens at night.

 

[guarda]

Mandarins IME don't spend a lot of time where there aren't rocks, so if your aquascape is like most, I'd consider them if you have enough copepods.

 

[guarda]

Dupe

 

[ThRoewer]

I know that even certain pipefish can jump, but seahorses definitely don't have the ability to jump.

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[Pericyte]

Weird about the ocellaris. Maybe cardinalfish?

 

[albano]

every fish has possibility of jumping

+1...

put a screen top! It's cheap and convenient...

+1

 

[ThRoewer]

Weird about the ocellaris. Maybe cardinalfish?

Clownfish are notorious jumpers if they don't have an anemone or flowerpot.

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[ThRoewer]

Every fish has possibility of jumping

That is simply not true. There are quite a few fish that are anatomically​ incapable of jumping.
Only fish that can swim fast enough to get the necessary momentum can actually jump.

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[btb72]

That is simply not true. There are quite a few fish that are anatomically​ incapable of jumping.
Only fish that can swim fast enough to get the necessary momentum can actually jump.

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95% of the fish we keep are capable of jumping.

 

[albano]

95% of the fish we keep are capable of jumping.

I think it's closer to 99%...

 

[guarda]

Here we go...

 

[Robert Hoeck]

I've open top and keep a Tang, 6line wrasse, tailspot blenny, tracey's damsel, Randal's anthia's(had 3 and 2 jumped), Bangai cardinal. Aside from Anthia's everything doing well and open topped several years. Had a Possum wrasse that jumped, too. Screen top would be good call for most. Good luck!

 

[anbosu]

I think it's closer to 99%...

Once I saw a dwarf lionfish jump about a foot out of the water at the pet store trying to avoid being netted. Once I saw that I decided that every fish was more or less capable of escaping an aquarium without a top.

 

[SaltyDoug]

I got a lid from artfully acrylic, though expensive it was worth it. I honestly can't notice it when sitting down.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

A dwarf angel and/or a dottyback