wrasse in open lid tank

[anthonys51]

wait sk8r is a lady. no wonder she loves damsels its all making sense.

also your lucky enough to get a healthy wrasse, i have purchased 7 wrasses they all lived, so heath no sure why you said that.

yes most wrasses are jumpers, they wont last long if you don't have a lid. i think what mcgyvr (the man) was trying to tell you in his nice little way, was just because you see it in pet store doesnt mean it will succeed in your tank long term. that being said i do have a 6 line wrasses in my frag tank without a lid, i found them not to be jumpers, but maybe becuase they are the devil

 

[heathlindner25]

Maybe you are thinking of Sk8r... She is a chick..

Again, my bad mcgyvr.

 

[kurt_n]

Just another data point... I have a glass top except for the back two inches. I figured that was good enough for a flasher wrasse. Nope. Only took two weeks for it to find its way out and carpet surf.

100% coverage (and not egg crate) is a must.

 

[johnike]

My wrasse is covered at all times.

 

[VGT]

Frankly, you really shouldn't leave any tank uncovered, but especially when a wrasse is involved. It needs to fit well, too.

 

[ClownNut]

you will have a mummy sometime in the future.

 

[crawlerman]

Why take the chance on any fish, just cover it. It's not expensive and its easy. Not only are the fish expensive, but they are your pets that count on you for care.

And MacGyver, the mullet never went out of style here in Pittsburgh. They do a mullet cam at pirates games, quite amusing.

 

[coral_boss]

I lost 2 fish in one week from jumping out, will never run a tank again without at least the 1/4 mesh screen top on it.

 

[Plainswalker]

I ran my old 35g open-top, and have never lost a fish to jumping. When I moved everything to a 90g, I added a couple of wrasses and put a screen top on. Within a week they have tried jumping multiple times. I have had my Lubbock's wrasse and yellow coris for years, and I know they would have been crispy-dead if I didn't have a top.

 

[jd371]

Lost my Margin Wrasse this past week. Tank is covered except for a little section that I had covered with loose egg crate. I thought that because of the location it couldn't get speed to jump out or knock the egg crate off. Came home to find the egg crate and Margin behind the tank.

 

[VGT]

Lost my Margin Wrasse this past week. Tank is covered except for a little section that I had covered with loose egg crate. I thought that because of the location it couldn't get speed to jump out or knock the egg crate off. Came home to find the egg crate and Margin behind the tank.

Had a fish jump through a 4" deep tube under my automatic feeder. Crafty bastards. A lot of people have a fairly cavalier "its just a fish" attitude, but these are often wild-caught fish that aren't in infinite supply, and it is sad when they die from an easily preventable means.

 

[btb72]

In a canopy could I just cover the openings of the canopy with mesh? That way nothing can happen

 

[Pmj]

I have a melanurus and no lid in a 100g tank. It has not jumped and neither has any other first in the year I've had this tank. The wrasse definitely is annoying with splashing water though.

 

[monkeysee1]

ME, ANY fish can be a jumper. Wrasses are what I would consider an almost certain jumper. Maybe not right away, but sooner or later, you will find it on the floor.

Frankly, you really shouldn't leave any tank uncovered, but especially when a wrasse is involved. It needs to fit well, too.

Had a fish jump through a 4" deep tube under my automatic feeder. Crafty bastards. A lot of people have a fairly cavalier "its just a fish" attitude, but these are often wild-caught fish that aren't in infinite supply, and it is sad when they die from an easily preventable means.

+1 for all of you.
I lost a wrasse this way a few years back. During a WATER CHANGE, no less - when I had my back turned to reach for the hose coming from the barrel where I mix my R.O. water with the salt.
It's the moment you're not paying attention!!!!

If you're worried about oxygen flow into your tank do what the other posters have said on here - make lids with a fine screen mesh! Easy to do and not all that expensive!!

 

[CindyK]

Everyone on the internet is a guy, until proven otherwise.

You really don't want any of us "guys" having to go and prove this now, do you? :uzi:

And by all means, cover your wrasse, no one wants to see it on the floor.

 

[CindyK]

You really don't want any of us "guys" having to go and prove this now, do you? :uzi:

And by all means, cover your wrasse, no one wants to see it on the floor.

Screen covers are easy and cheap.

 

[duncanpate1]

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[Greaser9999]

I had 2 wrasses & gobies in my last set-up with no jumpers ever.I had 0 aggressive tank mates, they all lived in peace. Wrasses were a yellow corris & African leopard & a couple firefish gobies, I think peace was the key! Who knows though, maybe they would of eventually jumped, had them around 2 years

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[johnike]

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That my good sir is an ex filefish.
:wave:

 

[Breadman03]

You really don't want any of us "guys" having to go and prove this now, do you? :uzi:



And by all means, cover your wrasse, no one wants to see it on the floor.

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