The folks on here take this hobby seriously so please dont be upset by the responses. The first thing I thought of when I saw your thread was if you dont want to deal with this then get a cover for the tank. You dont like the answers because its not helping you with the problem that you created. If you cant take helpful criticism then dont post on here. I hope your fish makes it through this and please realize that most of the people on here are trying to help you avoid future problems. Although the responses are not always what you want to here, they are sometimes what you need to here.
First, let me say that I don't like the responses I got because they do not directly answer the question that I posted. How is it helpful to a person asking a question to give them advice about avoiding the situation they are in, but not helping them solve the problem at hand? This may help in the future, but don't you think I've considered that?
Second, my choice to have or not to have a cover is something of a long standing debate. Many in this hobby will tell you that you should not have a cover on a reef at all! And as a matter of fact, my fist marine tank did have a cover and I was criticized on a similar forum for that! I would hardly consider this difficult decision
neglect and if you saw my tank and how I care for it, you would never use that term in describing it! In addition my conscious decision to not have a cover has also led me to choose fish that are not notoriously jumpers for example wrasses and jawfish, both of which I would love to own. Adding to that, I've had tanks up for nearly 3 years and this is the first fish I've had jump!
Third, "if I don't want to deal with this" - don't you think me posting a question to see if there is anything I could do to help the poor fish recover more easily is "dealing" with this? No, I do not want to see my fish die, but more importantly, if there is something that I can do to ease his suffering I would be more than willing to do just that! He's a beautiful fish and makes me smile every day, but dealing with the significant other issues caused by having a cover on my tank is a daily concern I'm not really ready to undertake!
~~ Ending rant now. Please try to consider what people are asking for help with and not criticize every little thing you do not agree with!
